Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An arrangement by which commuters travel together in a van.
  • transitive & intransitive verb To transport or be transported in a vanpool.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The transport of a pool of commuters in a shared van
  • verb transitive to transport people in a vanpool
  • verb intransitive to be transported in a vanpool

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Examples

  • • Investing $455 million in the next two years in energy-reducing transportation projects such as vanpool vehicles and high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, energy-efficiency projects and green buildings.

    All Today's News - Sightline Daily 2009

  • This nifty employee benefit enables you to pay for commuting-related expenses, such as public transportation costs (think: bus, subway, train, ferry, bicycle and vanpool expenses), as well as parking (either near public transportation or at work)...with pre-tax dollars.

    Manisha Thakor : Are High Gas Prices Leaving You "Gas"-ping for Relief? Manisha Thakor 2011

  • This nifty employee benefit enables you to pay for commuting-related expenses, such as public transportation costs (think: bus, subway, train, ferry, bicycle and vanpool expenses), as well as parking (either near public transportation or at work)...with pre-tax dollars.

    Manisha Thakor : Are High Gas Prices Leaving You "Gas"-ping for Relief? Manisha Thakor 2011

  • User fees will cover the cost of operating the facilities, which would be available by reservation to commuters and casual users as well as vanpool and vanshare programs.

    Last Night « PubliCola 2010

  • This nifty employee benefit enables you to pay for commuting-related expenses, such as public transportation costs (think: bus, subway, train, ferry, bicycle and vanpool expenses), as well as parking (either near public transportation or at work)...with pre-tax dollars.

    Manisha Thakor : Are High Gas Prices Leaving You "Gas"-ping for Relief? Manisha Thakor 2011

  • This nifty employee benefit enables you to pay for commuting-related expenses, such as public transportation costs (think: bus, subway, train, ferry, bicycle and vanpool expenses), as well as parking (either near public transportation or at work)...with pre-tax dollars.

    Manisha Thakor : Are High Gas Prices Leaving You "Gas"-ping for Relief? Manisha Thakor 2011

  • This nifty employee benefit enables you to pay for commuting-related expenses, such as public transportation costs (think: bus, subway, train, ferry, bicycle and vanpool expenses), as well as parking (either near public transportation or at work)...with pre-tax dollars.

    Manisha Thakor : Are High Gas Prices Leaving You "Gas"-ping for Relief? Manisha Thakor 2011

  • This nifty employee benefit enables you to pay for commuting-related expenses, such as public transportation costs (think: bus, subway, train, ferry, bicycle and vanpool expenses), as well as parking (either near public transportation or at work)...with pre-tax dollars.

    Manisha Thakor : Are High Gas Prices Leaving You "Gas"-ping for Relief? Manisha Thakor 2011

  • This nifty employee benefit enables you to pay for commuting-related expenses, such as public transportation costs (think: bus, subway, train, ferry, bicycle and vanpool expenses), as well as parking (either near public transportation or at work)...with pre-tax dollars.

    Manisha Thakor : Are High Gas Prices Leaving You "Gas"-ping for Relief? Manisha Thakor 2011

  • This nifty employee benefit enables you to pay for commuting-related expenses, such as public transportation costs (think: bus, subway, train, ferry, bicycle and vanpool expenses), as well as parking (either near public transportation or at work)...with pre-tax dollars.

    Manisha Thakor : Are High Gas Prices Leaving You "Gas"-ping for Relief? Manisha Thakor 2011

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