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Word

pooling

Phoneticspool·ing

US/ˈpuɫɪŋ/

UK/pˈuːlɪŋ/

Definition

v. to collect or gather things together in one place so they can be used as a group. You often use this when talking about money or resources.

v. to collect or gather resources, assets, or efforts into a common fund or group for shared use. Often used in the context of financial risk management or collaborative projects.

Examples

“The company is pooling its resources to build a new office.”

“By pooling their savings, the family was able to afford a down payment on a house much faster than they could have individually.”

“The insurance industry relies on the pooling of individual risks to ensure that the financial burden of a single catastrophic event is distributed across the entire membership.”

Examples

simple

“The company is pooling its resources to build a new office.”

contextual

“By pooling their savings, the family was able to afford a down payment on a house much faster than they could have individually.”

complex

“The insurance industry relies on the pooling of individual risks to ensure that the financial burden of a single catastrophic event is distributed across the entire membership.”

Real-World Examples

“By pooling results, researchers can draw stronger conclusions than they might from smaller individual studies, particularly when earlier findings have been inconsistent.”
ScienceDaily · 23 Aug 2026
“Domestic records collection and foreign data-for-aid deals rest on the same faith that anonymization neutralizes the risk of pooling sensitive health data.”
The Conversation · 17 Aug 2026

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