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deep pocket

noun
|Updated on: 17 Aug 2018

Definition of deep pocket

1 : a person or an organization having substantial financial resources
2 deep pockets plural : substantial financial resources
  • a corporation with deep pockets
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deep-pocketed

\ˈdēp-ˈpä-kə-təd\ adjective

Examples of deep pocket in a Sentence

  1. argued that the deep pockets will benefit most from the tax cuts

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First Known Use of deep pocket

1975

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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deep pocket Synonyms

Synonyms

capitalist, fat cat, have, money, moneybags, plutocrat;

Antonyms

have-not, pauper;

Near Antonyms

bankrupt, beggar;

Related Words

moneymaker;

magnate, nabob, tycoon;

billionaire, gazillionaire, millionaire, multibillionaire, multimillionaire, multimillionairess, zillionaire;

heir, heiress, jet-setter;

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deep pocket

noun deep pock·et

legal Definition of deep pocket

1 : a person or organization having substantial financial resources especially for the purpose of paying damages
2 plural : substantial financial resources

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