deep pocket
noun
1
: a person or an organization having substantial financial resources
2
deep pockets plural
: substantial financial resources
a corporation with deep pockets
deep-pocketed
adjective
ˈdēp-ˈpä-kə-təd
Examples of deep pocket in a Sentence
argued that the deep pockets will benefit most from the tax cuts
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
The Post also continues to have an opportunity to win back some of the Washington professional audience that has made Politico and Axios their primary reads, and whose deep pockets and appeal to marketers have financed a generation of news businesses.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
While some large checks have been cut by big names like New York City billionaire Michael Bloomberg and figures well known in the local or national business worlds, others have come from deep pockets that are harder to identify.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Gopoony Queen-Size Waterproof Mattress Pad, $27 with Prime This mattress pad protector has extra-deep pockets that fit mattresses up to 21-inches thick.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for deep pocket
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“Deep pocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep%20pocket. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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