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pooled
We have found lemma(root) word of pooled : pool.
Definitions
[puːl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a small area of still water, typically one formed naturally
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Origin
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Old English pōl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch poel and German Pfuhl
[puːl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of liquid) form a pool on the ground or another surface
(e.g: sweat pooled in the hollow of my back)
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Origin
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Old English pōl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch poel and German Pfuhl
[puːl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a shared supply of vehicles or resources to be drawn on when needed
(e.g: a car pool)
- 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
- a group of contestants who compete against each other in a tournament for the right to advance to the next round
(e.g: the sides in Pool A)
- an arrangement, illegal in many countries, between competing parties to fix prices or rates and share business in order to eliminate competition
(e.g: pool arrangements by the competing networks reduce individual costs)
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Origin
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late 17th century (originally denoting a game of cards having a pool): from French poule in the sense ‘stake, kitty’, associated with pool
[puːl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of two or more people or organizations) put (money or other assets) into a common fund
(e.g: they entered a contract to pool any gains and invest them profitably)
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Origin
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late 17th century (originally denoting a game of cards having a pool): from French poule in the sense ‘stake, kitty’, associated with pool
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