carpool

carpool
carpool carpool 2 verb [intransitive]
if a group of people carpool, they go to work together in one car, often using cars owned by different people in the group on different days

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carpool UK US (also car pool) /ˈkɑːpuːl/ noun [C]
► TRANSPORT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY a group of people who travel together to work or school in a car, usually taking turns to drive: »

We organized a carpool to make getting to work easier and more efficient.

► (UK HR, WORKPLACE, TRANSPORT a group of cars or other vehicles owned by a company or organization which can be used by its employees: »

The chairman isn't given a car, but he has access to the executive car pool.

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carpool UK US /ˈkɑːpuːl/ verb [I]
► TRANSPORT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY to travel together to work or school in a car, usually taking turns to drive: »

Drivers who carpool save $210 each month for a 50-mile round-trip commute.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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