pools

/ puːlz /

plural noun

1. an organized nationwide principally postal gambling pool betting on the result of football matches Also calledfootball pools

Word History and Origins

Origin of pools¹

C20: from pool ² (in the sense: a gambling kitty)

Example Sentences

Swimming pools and sports centres are closed and most businesses are shut.

From BBC

"If a community is really active, then a constant turnover is taking place, and that means the 2 pools should be more similar to each other," he said.

From Science Daily

After a major pipeline rupture five years ago, he started photographing and filming pools of oily water and heaps of blackened soil in locations in Unity State, including sites near Roriak, where the herders live.

From BBC

On Thursday, at right, more than half the homes are gone, the once-blue pools turned black.

From Los Angeles Times

Vance raised the idea of dividing up “risk pools,” which are used to share medical costs and calculate insurance premiums.

From Los Angeles Times