American business jargon. 2014.
pool — [[t]pu͟ːl[/t]] ♦♦♦ pools, pooling, pooled 1) N COUNT A pool is the same as a swimming pool. ...a heated indoor pool... During winter, many people swim and the pool is crowded. 2) N COUNT A pool is a fairly small area of still water. → See also… … English dictionary
pool — 1 n 1: an aggregation of the interests, obligations, or undertakings of several parties working together an insurance pool 2: a group of people available for some purpose see also jury pool pool 2 vt: to combine (as a … Law dictionary
Pool — may refer to: Bodies of water*Plunge pool, small, deep body of water *The River Pool, river in England, tributary to the River Ravensbourne *Reflecting pool, shallow pool of water designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings: **Capitol… … Wikipedia
pool — [n1] collection of liquid basin, bath, lagoon, lake, mere, millpond, mud puddle, natatorium, pond, puddle, splash, swimming pool, tank, tarn; concepts 364,514 pool [n2] supply of money, goods bank, combine, conglomerate, equipment, funds, group,… … New thesaurus
Pool — Pool, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pooling}.] To put together; to contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of; as, the companies pooled their traffic. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pool — I n 1. pond, tarn, small lake, tidal pool, lagoon, inlet, bayou, Brit. Dial. sump; water hole, standing water, still water, water pocket; puddle, mud hole, mud puddle, stagnant water, swamp pool, plash; quarry, reservoir. 2. swimming hole;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pool — See commodity pool. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary (1) For mortgage backed securities, a pool is a group of mortgage loans backing an individual security issue. (2) In funds transfer pricing systems, a pool is an aggregation of funds to… … Financial and business terms
pool — pool1 W2S2 [pu:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for swimming)¦ 2¦(area of water)¦ 3 pool of water/blood/light etc 4¦(game)¦ 5¦(group of people)¦ 6¦(shared money/things)¦ 7 the pools 8¦(sports)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 3; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
pool — I UK [puːl] / US [pul] noun Word forms pool : singular pool plural pools *** 1) a) [countable] a small area of still liquid The water collected in a little pool at the bottom of the cliff. pool of: a muddy road dotted with pools of rainwater a… … English dictionary
Pool chlorine hypothesis — The pool chlorine hypothesis is the hypothesis that long term attendance at indoor chlorinated swimming pools by children up to the age of about 6 7 years is a major factor in the rise of asthma in rich countries since the late twentieth century … Wikipedia
