pool n. (1)联合；联营；联营体 由若干自然人或法人组成的、从事特定业务或商业投机的组织，其目的在于消除联营体成员之间的竞争，借助联营体的经济力量建立垄断、控制价格或费率或操纵证券价格，或成功进行单个成员难以完成的交易等。若联合导致在某一行业领域消除竞争，则违反反托拉斯法。 (2)普尔 一种赌博方法，指不同的下赌者将赌金集合起来对赛马、球赛等下赌，赢者按比例分摊。亦指不同下赌者将赌金集合起来后，每人均对未来某一事件或危险作出预测，获胜者取得全部赌金。 v.组成联营体；联合经营；联合投资
pool, n. 1. An association of individuals or entities who share resources and funds to promote their joint undertaking; esp., an association of persons engaged in buying or selling commodities. • If such an association is formed to eliminate competition throughout a single industry, it is a restraint of trade that violates federal antitrust laws.