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# How to pronounce "dead pool" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/dɪːdpʌːl/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **dead·pool**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- Of a company or project, to fail, to shut down, or to go bankrupt.
  - *Example*: "After burning through $10.5 million in capital that was raised over the three years of its operation, and unable to generate enough revenue to keep the website afloat, the company began looking for a new buyer. Judy's Book was deadpooled in October 2007."

### Example Sentences
- "After burning through $10.5 million in capital that was raised over the three years of its operation, and unable to generate enough revenue to keep the website afloat, the company began looking for a new buyer. Judy's Book was deadpooled in October 2007."
- "pre-dead pool so we can introduce portfolio companies to companies that might be more right for recruiting purposes. Like just a bunch of stuff"
- "So we're still playing around with a dead pool."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "dead pool" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "CRM tools like to just kind of manage our own contact database. We try we play with building software tools to try and like scrape our own pre-dead pool so we can introduce portfolio companies to companies that might be more right for recruiting purposes. Like just a bunch of stuff that like we because we're small and nimble we can kind of invent stuff."
- **Watch at 5:07**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDrlH0kQVwo&t=307s)

### Example 2
> "we'll just buy it ourselves, which was a win. So we're still playing around with a dead pool. In Texas in particular, where there's 15 districts that are big enough that you could do a random, we already do a randomized experiment in their districts."
- **Watch at 61:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B4JqGNGv34&t=3669s)

### Example 3
> "Here in the West, are being squeezed by climate change.” “We are on track to see additional drops in the water levels, to the point where it’s scary. We may face what is called “dead pool”, where water will not even flow out of Lake Mead further down the Colorado River system.” No shortage of water in so-called Sin City."
- **Watch at 5:27**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf8Pt0wbFsQ&t=327s)


## How to Pronounce "dead pool"

- **Syllables**: dead · pool
- **IPA**: `/dɪːdpʌːl/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[dead](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/dead), [pool](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/pool)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “dead pool”?
“dead pool” is pronounced /dɪːdpʌːl/ (dead · pool). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “dead pool”?
“dead pool” has 2 syllables: dead · pool.

### What does “dead pool” mean?
Of a company or project, to fail, to shut down, or to go bankrupt.

### How can I hear “dead pool” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “dead pool” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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