"donut hole" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-donut hole.ogg [Australia] Forms: donut holes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} donut hole (plural donut holes)
  1. The empty space in the center of a donut.
    Sense id: en-donut_hole-en-noun-B19GcE2t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 36 40 10
  2. (US, Canada) A small ball-shaped pastry, made in the same manner as a donut, roughly the size of the hole in a donut. Tags: Canada, US Synonyms: munchkin (alt: genericization of Munchkin), timbit (alt: genericization of Timbit), doughnut hole
    Sense id: en-donut_hole-en-noun-vELXOUq2 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 36 40 10
  3. (US, insurance, welfare, slang) An income bracket where one is without benefits, even though benefits are available in the next lower and next higher brackets. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Insurance
    Sense id: en-donut_hole-en-noun-AGmJgofU Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 36 40 10 Topics: business, insurance
  4. A section of water for which no one has fishing rights that is completely surrounded by regions where various parties hold fishing rights.
    Sense id: en-donut_hole-en-noun-Tn3tzXs2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 36 40 10

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