noun

pool

Translation

swimming pool, puddle, pool, billiards

Let's go for a swim in the pool.

We started a car pool to save gas.

They played a game of pool at the bar.

a swimming pool a place to swim The hotel has a nice pool.

a pool of ((sth.)) a collection of resources There is a large pool of applicants.

a game of pool the game of billiards Do you want to play a game of pool?

Synonyms: (swimming) basin; (collection) fund, reserve; (game) billiards

From Old English 'pōl' for a small body of water. The other senses developed from the idea of a collective 'pot' or stake in gambling.

Think of a central 'pool' of water, then extend that idea to a central 'pool' of money or resources.