doughnut hole
noun
US(alsodonut hole)uk/ˈdəʊ.nʌt ˌhəʊl/us/ˈdoʊ.nʌt ˌhoʊl/doughnut holenoun(CAKE)
[C]
asmall, rounddoughnut(= acircularcakefriedinhotfat), often made from thepartcutout of themiddleof alarger, ring-shapeddoughnut:
There is achocolatefountainwithstrawberries,doughnutholes,marshmallows, andpretzelsfordipping.
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- To make thesedelicioustreatsyou needplainstore-boughtdoughnutholes.
- Doughnutholessoldby theCanadiancoffeechainTim Horton's areknownas "Timbits."
- His firstjobwaspluckingcirclesfrom thecenterofroundsofdough- in other words, making thedoughnutholes.
Cakes
- angel food cake
- angelica
- bake sale
- baked goods
- Bakewell pudding
- cupcake
- devil's food cake
- donut
- donut hole
- doughnut
- ladyfinger
- lamington
- layer cake
- macaron
- macaroon
- sandwich
- savarin
- scone
- sheet cake
- shortcake
doughnut holenoun(HEALTHCARE)
[S]
forpeopleon aparticularkindofMedicareplanforprescriptiondrugs(=onesthat can only beboughtif adoctorordersthem for you), thefactof having topayfor adrugbecauseitscostis between twolevelsat which thecostwill bepaidbytheirplan:
Thedoughnutholeis thegapincoveragewhen Part Dmembersreach$2,250 inprescriptioncosts.
Theformercongressmansaid hisgrouphad made severalproposalstoCongressforshrinkingthedoughnuthole.
- Theinfamous"doughnuthole" in the plan'scoverageleavesseniorswithout apharmaceuticalbenefitafterdrugcostsreach$2,251, until itkicksin again whencostsreach$5,100.
- Someeconomistssay that withproperplanning, somepatientswhoenteredthedoughnutholethisyearcould haveavoidedit.
- Opponents havedenouncedthe "doughnuthole" of non-coverage within thefullMedicaredrugbenefit, whichbeganin 2006.