pool
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3.4
- noun
- /puːl/
:
grupo
- The charity event aimed to increase the pool of donations from local businesses.
- risk pool
- high-risk pool
- participant pool
But that is a small pool of comedians who can do that.
- But that is a small pool of comedians who can do that.
- Basically, the smaller the buyer pool, the less money sellers get.
- We also, you know, we build up retargeting pools and have different newsletters.
- If you allow the market to clear, then their savings pool disappears.
- So when we went to high school, we were compared to this pool of people in our school.
- Yeah, if you had a genetic pool about that big.
- And it's, it's because they spent their entire life treating the dating pool like a job.
- And it is where you're taking either a pool of films or you're taking a pool of rights.
Examples
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So then your total pool of money increases.
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Superintendents complain about the lack of effective building leaders and the limited pool of skillful candidates.
Academic text (2011) -
So when we went to high school, we were compared to this pool of people in our school.
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And then so the the pool for success just really got a lot smaller.
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Same summer jobs, same pool, same parties.
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Basically, the smaller the buyer pool, the less money sellers get.
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A handful of studies do exist that include a substantial pool of participants.
Academic text (2013) -
Further study using a larger participant pool and greater control for preparation method seems warranted.
Academic text (2011) -
The contest generated a substantial pool of potential MENC members, with more than 2,500 names submitted.
Academic text (1999) -
To improve our hiring practices, we need a larger pool of qualified candidates to choose from.
Synonyms
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2.8
A group of people who share a common purpose or interest
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6.7
A group of companies or organizations that work together on a project
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5.9
A group of companies that work together on one business project
Shared money that people in a group use to pay for things together
Compounds
- Archaic
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4.6
A group of people who make written documents for different people in an office
- Jargon
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9.3
A group of typists who type and write down what people say for an organization
How Combined
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pool as a group or association uses the same idea of things gathered together; a pool is a shared collection of people, resources, or money all kept in one place for a common purpose.