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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
pool
/pul/
noun1 of 2
large container or hole that is filled with water and used for people to swim in
- “The hotel that we stayed in had a swimming pool.”Tatoeba
- “It's necessary to warm up before swimming in the pool.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)