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pool

 
 
/puːl/ verb [T]

Definition

to share something such as money, information, etc. so that it can be used by several different people or groups: The countries agreed to pool resources for defence purposes. They pool money from thousands of different investors and put it into a wide range of companies. pool experience/knowledge/talents
(Definition of pool verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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