pools
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of pools
C20: from pool ² (in the sense: a gambling kitty)
Example Sentences
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Some of that can be attributed to people having insufficient emergency savings or other pools of funds to turn to during a financial crunch, Shamrell said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Foreign lenders remain willing to fund high-quality borrowers but are placing greater emphasis on credit quality and pricing, creating opportunities for local managers with growing pools of regional capital, the firm says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Over two days, the deluge was equivalent to nearly two million Olympic-size pools of water.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Equal to 1 billion metric tons, a gigaton is the equivalent of a cubic kilometer of water, enough to fill 400,000 Olympic swimming pools.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Of course. Their great-uncle had five pools with swans. And falcons in the roof.”
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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