1 [count] : the money that is bet by people on an event (such as a sports game)
▪ He won the weekly football pool. ▪ The pool was split among three people. 2 [noncount] : a game played on a long table in which players use a long stick and a white ball to hit 15 colored balls into one of six pockets around the table
▪ He enjoys playing/shooting pool. ▪ a pool table ▪ a pool cue —called also pocket billiards; — compare billiards, snooker 3 [count] : an amount of money that has been collected from many people for some purpose
▪ They each put $20 into the pool. ▪ an investment pool 4 [count] : a supply of things or people that are available for use
▪ The team has a pool of talent waiting in the minor leagues. ▪ a pool of jurors ▪ We dipped into our pool of resources. — see also gene pool, motor pool 5 [count] : a group of people who do the same job or activity together
▪ The President answered questions from journalists in the press pool. ▪ the secretarial pool — see also car pool