You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for August 4.

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Today’s word is pool, spelled p-o-o-l.

pool /puːl/ verb [transitive]

to combine your money, ideas, skills etc with those of other people so that you can all use them

The kids pooled their money to buy their parents a wedding anniversary gift.

The students worked together, pooling their knowledge.

Why don't we get together and pool our ideas?

If we all pool our money I'm sure we'll have enough to buy her a present.

Meetings enable people to pool ideas.

More and more firms are pooling their resources and going into joint ventures.

The kids pooled their money to buy their parents plane tickets.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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