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to pool

to pool

49 3.6
To put money or things together to use for a shared purpose
  • verb
  • /puːl/
: poner en común
  • We'll pool our resources.
  • pool resources
  • pooled data
  • pooled analysis

So this obviously presents a massive risk because you're pooling data, which then is hacked.

Examples

  • So the whole department, officers, staff, volunteers, everybody, we all pooled our nickels together and got you this ticket.

    The Pledge (2001)

  • Let's see, that means if we pool our resources we have $40.

    The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

  • I mean... perhaps we could pool our money and buy a bigger shop.

    Albert Nobbs (2011)

  • Could this possibly be the moment for us to pool our resources?

    Moonraker (1979)

  • If we pool our money, I can get us to a police station.

    Bad Company (2018)

  • Look we are both going the same place, so surely if we pool our resources we can get home.

    Lost at Christmas (2020)

  • In these communities, students pool their intellectual resources and help each other learn.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Our respective governments have agreed to pool their resources to find out what happened to our submarines.

    The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

  • Well, we pooled our allowances.

    The Parent Trap (1998)

  • If we pool our money, we can afford to buy a new laptop for the project.

Synonyms

to syndicate
vsto pool
22 6.3

To join together with other companies for a business project

is more general, combining money or people for any shared purpose not only business
to club
vsto pool
1 3.8

To put money together with others to pay for something

is broader, combining resources for any common purpose beyond membership groups

Phrasal Verbs

to clean the pool
5 1.0

To remove dirt and leaves from a swimming pool

to drop off at the pool
2.7

To leave someone at a swimming pool after giving them a ride

Compounds

swimming pool
122 1.0

A large place filled with water for people to swim in

pool table
36 2.5

A heavy flat table with pockets used for playing pool

motor pool
  • Jargon
8 5.8

A group of vehicles kept by one organization for use when needed

pool cue
6 3.0

A long thin stick used to hit the small white ball in pool or billiards

pool player
4 3.5

A person who hits balls with a cue on a pool table

labor pool
  • US
4 3.7

A group of workers available for companies to hire

wading pool
  • US
2 2.5

A shallow pool of water for young children to play in

dirty pool
  • Informal
2 8.2

Unfair or dishonest behavior in a competition

typing pool
  • Archaic
2 4.6

A group of people who make written documents for different people in an office

pool ball
1 2.7

A small round object that players hit in pool, usually numbered and colored

pool stick
1 3.2

A long thin wooden tool that you use to hit the white ball in pool or billiards

steno pool
  • Jargon
1 9.3

A group of typists who type and write down what people say for an organization

car pool
  • US
1 2.7

A group of people who share car trips to save money and reduce traffic

numbers pool
  • Archaic
9.8

An illegal game where people bet money on numbers

How Combined

to merge
192 3.2
to pool
49 3.6
to share
∞ 1.0
to contribute
883 2.7

Surface Forms

pool infinitive
pooled past
pooled past participle
pooling present participle
pools third person singular

Etymology

Pool as a verb comes from the idea of a pool as a place where things collect; to pool means to put things together into one place, like pouring small streams into a single pool.