Pool and Wager

Pool

Pool noun - The total of the bets at stake at one time.

Usage example: two coworkers split last week's football pool

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Wager and pool are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wager" instead a noun "Pool".

Nearby Words: pooled, pooling, poolroom, pooler

Wager noun - The money or thing risked on the outcome of an uncertain event.

Usage example: lost her wager when the horse dropped out of the race

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Pool and wager are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pool" instead a noun "Wager".

Nearby Words: wage, wagering, wagered

common	common pool	common wager
small	small pool	small wager
large	large pool	large wager
big	big pool	big wager
Other adjectives: huge, little, deadly.

pool gold

wager gold

She tells him that she doesn't like pool, and he proposes a friendly game, with a small wager.

Source: You Said You Couldn't Dance
In an episode of Married... with Children, Kelly is hustling pool under Jefferson's tutelage; after a prospective mark comes in with a very large wager, Al decided to take over from Jefferson.

Source: How Is That Even Possible?

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