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prize pool

prize pool noun: the total amount of money that is distributed among the winners in a tournament.

Noun

prize pool (plural prize pools)

  1. The total amount of money that is distributed among the winners in a tournament.
    • The prize pool is $600. The 1st place gets $300, the 2nd place gets $200 and the 3rd place gets $100.
    • This is a satellite tournament. The prize pool consists of 18 entries to a tournament with a more expensive buy-in.

Forms of prize pool

pluralprize pools

Questions about prize pool

What does prize pool mean?
Prize pool means the total amount of money that is distributed among the winners in a tournament.
What part of speech is prize pool?
Prize pool is a noun.
What is the plural of prize pool?
The plural of prize pool is prize pools.

Words near prize pool in the dictionary

  1. prize lists
  2. prize money
  3. prize moneys
  4. prize monies
  5. prize pig
  6. prize pool
  7. prize pools
  8. prize ring
  9. prize rings
  10. prize winner
  11. prize winners

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