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   pool

   /puːl/

   noun

   • 1. a shared supply of vehicles or resources to be drawn on when needed: "a car pool" Similar supplycommon supplyreserve(s)storereservoirstockstockpileaccumulationstorehousehoardcachefundbacklog
   • ▪ a group of people available for work when required or considered as a resource: "the typing pool" Similar supplycommon supplyreserve(s)storereservoirstockstockpileaccumulationstorehousehoardcachefundbacklog
   • ▪ a common fund into which all contributors pay and from which financial backing is provided: "big public investment pools" Similar fundreservekittypotbankpursejackpotantestakes
   • ▪ the collective amount of players' stakes in gambling or sweepstakes; a kitty: "dividends are calculated by dividing the net pool by the stakes on the winners"
   • ▪ another term for football pool
   • 2. a game played on a small billiard table using two sets of seven coloured and numbered balls together with one black ball and a white cue ball, with the aim of pocketing all one's own balls and then the black.
   • 3. a group of contestants who compete against each other in a tournament for the right to advance to the next round: "the sides in Pool A"
   • 4. an arrangement, illegal in many countries, between competing parties to fix prices or rates and share business in order to eliminate competition: "pool arrangements by the competing networks reduce individual costs"

   verb

   • 1. (of two or more people or organizations) put (money or other assets) into a common fund: "they entered a contract to pool any gains and invest them profitably"
   • ▪ share (resources or information) for the benefit of all involved: "the skills of teachers can be pooled and shared"

   Word Origin late 17th century (originally denoting a game of cards having a pool): from French poule in the sense ‘stake, kitty’, associated with pool1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pooler noun

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   The meaning of POOL is a small and rather deep body of usually fresh water. How to use pool in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOOL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   POOL definition: 1. a small area of usually still water: 2. a small amount of liquid on a surface: 3. a swimming…. Learn more.

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   a number of people or a quantity of a particular thing, such as money, collected together for shared use by several people or organizations: Patrick crashed a Ford that he'd borrowed from the car pool at work. As unemployment rises, the pool of cheap labor increases. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. pool noun (MONEY)

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   noun. a small body of standing water; pond. a still, deep place in a stream. any small collection of liquid on a surface: a pool of blood. a puddle. swimming pool. a subterranean accumulation of oil or gas held in porous and permeable sedimentary rock reservoir. verb (used without object) to form a pool.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOOL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If a group of people or organizations pool their money, knowledge, or equipment, they share it or put it together so that it can be used for a particular purpose.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › poolPool - definition of pool by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. A small body of still water. 2. An accumulation of standing liquid; a puddle: a pool of blood. 3. A deep or still place in a stream. 4. A swimming pool. 5. An underground accumulation of petroleum or gas in porous sedimentary rock. intr.v. pooled, pool·ing, pools. 1.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpool noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of pool noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. pool. noun. /puːl/ for swimming. (also swimming pool) [countable] an area of water that has been created for people to swim in. an indoor/outdoor pool. Does the hotel have a pool? relaxing by the pool. see also infinity pool, paddling pool, plunge pool, wading pool.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPOOL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   POOL definition: 1. an area of water that has been made for people to swim in: 2. a small area of water or a small…. Learn more.

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    Pools are natural and human-made collections of water, from deep plunge pools at the base of a waterfall to rectangular reflecting pools in parks. A pool is also a supply of something, like workers or money.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › poolpool | meaning of pool in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    pool meaning, definition, what is pool: a hole or container that has been specia...: Learn more.