pool
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4.2
- noun
- /puːl/
- He'd won $500 on Iron Liege in the Kentucky Derby pool at work.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd he, he one time won a family football pool.
- And he, he one time won a family football pool.
- It doesn't stop because you're taking a big prize pool.
- We're gonna go through all the teams and then we're gonna find out who won and who wins the whole pool of things.
Examples
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We were thinking of holding an office pool, betting on who could rack up the most threats in one week.
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Was there a betting pool?
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First and last time I won my fantasy six football pool.
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All right, you're in the pool for $300.
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In our office, everyone contributes $10 to the pool for the upcoming football season.
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He won the entire pool of money after correctly predicting the tournament outcomes.
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She joined the office pool to compete for the prize money during the basketball game.
Synonyms
43
3.2
The total money players bet in a card game like poker
6
4.9
Money collected from a group for a game or to pay shared costs
Compounds
- Archaic
2
4.6
A group of people who make written documents for different people in an office
- Jargon
2
9.3
A group of typists who type and write down what people say for an organization
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Etymology
Pool for a pot of money comes from the image of many small amounts being put into one place, like water in a pool, so the winner takes the collected sum.