pool

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. To form pools or a pool: The receding tide pooled in hollows along the shore.
2. To accumulate in a body part: preventing blood from pooling in the limbs.

[Middle English, from Old English pōl.]

pool² (pūl)
n.

1. 1. A game of chance, resembling a lottery, in which the contestants put staked money into a common fund that is later paid to the winner.
   2. A fund containing all the money bet in a game of chance or on the outcome of an event.
2. A grouping of resources for the common advantage of the participants: a pool of implements for the use of all the workers on the estate; forming a pool of our talents.
3. An available supply, the use of which is shared by a group.
4. A group of journalists who cover an event and then by agreement share their reports with participating news media: the White House press pool.
5. 1. A mutual fund established by a group of stockholders for speculating in or manipulating prices of securities.
   2. The persons or parties participating in such a fund.
6. An agreement between competing business concerns to establish controls over production, market, and prices for common profit.
7. Any of several games played on a six-pocket billiards table usually with 15 object balls and a cue ball. Also called pocket billiards.

v., pooled, pool·ing, pools.

v.tr.
To put into a fund for use by all: Let's pool our resources to finish the project quickly.

v.intr.
To join or form a pool.

[French poule, hen, stakes, booty, from Old French, hen, young chicken, from Latin pullus, young of an animal.]

pooler pool'er n.

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Capital budgeting: as used in the phrase "pool of financing," the concept that investment projects are financed out of a pool of funds rather than out of bonds, preferred stock, and common stock individually. A weighted average cost of capital is thus used in analyses evaluating the return on investment projects. See also Cost of Capital.

Industry: joining of companies to improve profits by reducing competition. Such poolings are generally outlawed in the United States by various Antitrust Laws.

Insurance: association of insurers who share premiums and losses in order to spread risk and give small insurers an opportunity to compete with larger ones.

Investments:

1. combination of resources for a common purpose or benefit. For example, an Investment Club pools the funds of its members, giving them the opportunity to share in a Portfolio offering greater diversification and the hope of a better return on their money than they could get individually. A commodities pool entrusts the funds of many investors to a trading professional and distributes profits and losses among participants in proportion to their interests.

2. group of investors joined together to use their combined power to manipulate security or commodity prices or to obtain control of a corporation. Such pools are outlawed by regulations governing securities and commodities trading.

See also Mortgage Pool.

1. A water-filled tank or depression, used as an ornamental feature in a garden or, when large enough, for swimming.
Example: A backyard in-ground swimming pool is considered a desirable feature by most homeowners in Arizona.

2. A group of mortgage loans or properties, typically used as security for a debt issue.
Example: A homogeneous group of mortgage loans was pooled by a Mortgage Banker to create a desirable portfolio for investors to consider.

noun

A combination of businesses closely interconnected for common profit: cartel, combine, syndicate, trust. See group, money.

n

Definition: supply of money, goods
Antonyms: lack, want

v

Definition: combine
Antonyms: divide, separate

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A group or combination of individuals or entities organized for the purpose of eliminating competition between the members and combining their resources in order to accomplish a benefit for each member. A pool sufficiently large or powerful so as to restrict competition throughout a particular trade or industry is illegal under Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. 15 U.S.C. §2. Sullivan, Antitrust §42 (1977). See also jury [pool].

(DOD) 1. Maintenance and control of a supply of resources or personnel upon which other activities may draw. The primary purpose of a pool is to promote maximum efficiency of use of the pooled resources or personnel, e.g., a petroleum pool or a labor and equipment pool. 2. Any combination of resources which serves a common purpose.

IN BRIEF: Any small area of liquid that has collected on a surface; puddle, pond. Also: A grouping of individuals or businesses for a common purpose.

A pool is the eye of the garden in whose candid depths is mirrored its advancing grace. — Lousie Bebe Wilder

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A pool contains water, which can symbolize emotions or the realm of the unconscious mind. Unlike the ocean, however, a pool of water is more manageable, more domesticated, and thus easier to deal with. Dreaming about a pool could be alluding to these meanings, though it could be something simpler, like relaxing around a pool or around a pool table. Yet another meaning of this term is "pooling" resources.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - dam, bassin, vandpyt, mosehul
v. intr. - danne en pulje, samle sig

2.
n. - pulje, forråd
v. tr. - slå sammen
v. intr. - danne en pulje

Nederlands (Dutch)
poel, plas, ven, bassin, zwembad, groep, journalisten combinatie, biljard (spel), pot (geld in weddenschap), gezamenlijk fonds, groep werkers (bijvoorbeeld typisten), combineren, samenvoegen, delen (als in carpool)

Français (French)
1.
n. - étang, bassin, plan d'eau, nappe (de gaz), piscine, flaque
v. intr. - former une flaque/une mare, s'accumuler dans un organe/une partie du corps (le sang)

2.
n. - mises (aux cartes), (gén) cagnotte, pool (d'argent, de ressources), équipe de réserve (experts), réservoir (d'idées), réserve (de main-d'¯uvre), liste (candidats, professeurs), (Sport) billard américain, (US, Comm) trust, (US, Fin) pool
v. tr. - mettre (qch) en commun, (Comm) grouper (des commandes)
v. intr. - rejoindre/former une équipe

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Tümpel, Pfütze, Schwimmbecken
v. - unterminieren

2.
n. - Kartell, Fonds, Toto, Poolbillard
v. - zusammentun, ein Kartell bilden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λίμνη, λιμνούλα, νερόλακκος, λακκούβα με νερό, δεξαμενή, (στο πόκερ κ.λπ.) ποτ, σύνολο στοιχημάτων, πόστα, ρώσικο ή αμερικάνικο μπιλιάρδο (με τσέπες), (οικον.) κοινοπραξία, (πληθ.) προγνωστικά ποδοσφαίρου, ΠΡΟ-ΠΟ
v. - συγκεντρώνω/-ομαι, συγχωνεύω/-ομαι, ομαδοποιώ/-ούμαι, ενώνω, συνδυάζω ή συνενώνω κεφάλαια ή ιδέες ή ενδιαφέροντα, κάνω κοινοπραξία

Italiano (Italian)
totocalcio, totogol, pozza, pozzanghera, piatto, piscina

Português (Portuguese)
n. - laguinho (m), piscina (f), sinuca (f)
v. - cavar um poço, lagoa, dividir as despesas, associar-se

Русский (Russian)
бассейн, пруд, лужа, биллиард, объединять фонды/ресурсы

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - estanque, charca, charco, piscina
v. intr. - formarse un charco

2.
n. - quinielas, billar
v. tr. - jugar a las quinielas, jugar al billar
v. intr. - jugar a las quinielas, jugar al billar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - damm, göl, bassäng, djupt ställe i flod, pott (kortsp.), insats, ett slags biljard, tipset, sammanslutning, central, förråd
v. - förena, slå samman, gå samman

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 水塘, 水池, 渊, 小水坑, 潭, 一滩, 一片, 汇合成塘, 联营, 郁积

2. 共同资金, 总赌款, 全部赌注, 共用物, 撞球, 合出, 合办, 联营, 汇合成塘, 郁积

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 共同資金, 總賭款, 全部賭注, 共用物, 撞球
v. tr. - 合出, 合辦, 聯營
v. intr. - 匯合成塘, 聯營, 鬱積

2.
n. - 水塘, 水池, 淵, 小水坑, 潭, 一灘, 一片
v. intr. - 匯合成塘, 聯營, 鬱積

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 물웅덩이, 작은 못
v. intr. - 물웅덩이가 되다

2.
n. - 합동자금, (노름의) 판돈
v. tr. - 공동계산으로 하다, 공동출자[부담]하다
v. intr. - (돈, 사람, 물건 따위가) 모이다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - リヴァプール, リヴァプール風の, 水たまり, 池, プール, 企業連合, カルテル, 出し合ったもの, 共同資金, 賭け金, 小池
v. - 水たまりにする, 水たまりになる, 鬱血する, 共同計算にする, 共同出資する, 共同の利権とする, 共同にする

idioms:

• paddling pool    子供用水遊び場

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بركه قذرة موحله, بركه, حوض للسباحه, رهان مشترك, البوله : ضرب من لعب البلياردو, مجموعه أموال يقامر بها, يتشارك (فعل) يسهم في صندوق مشترك, يشرك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בריכה, שלולית, מעמקי-נהר, קופה כללית‬
v. intr. - ‮נקוו במקום אחד (מים)‬
n. - ‮קרן משותפת, פול (ביליארד), קופה כללית, הסכום הכולל של התערבויות, סידור בין חברות למניעת תחרות ולקביעת מחירים, קבוצת אנשים הפועלת כצוות, המתחרים בשלב מוקדם של תחרות, מאגר אנשים, סחורות, מכוניות וכו' העומד לרשות קבוצת אנשים‬
v. tr. - ‮צירף, הפקיד בקרן משותפת‬
v. intr. - ‮היו שותפים בדברים שונים, היו ש‬

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