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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Those with deep pockets who love the mountain are already stepping up.
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Everett Potter, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
New York is also a candidate to sign him during the 2026 offseason given owner Steve Cohen's deep pockets.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The former judge has the backing of the Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades Council — a politically powerful group of more than two dozen unions with deep pockets that's headed by business manager Ryan Boyer.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
But bleak and uncertain as things seem right now, Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred does not want to lose Tampa Bay, the No. 11 media market, which is why the hope is for a deep pocket owner (or owners) from Tampa to emerge and the Tampa stadium plan near Ybor City can be revived.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Everett Potter, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
New York is also a candidate to sign him during the 2026 offseason given owner Steve Cohen's deep pockets.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The former judge has the backing of the Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades Council — a politically powerful group of more than two dozen unions with deep pockets that's headed by business manager Ryan Boyer.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
But bleak and uncertain as things seem right now, Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred does not want to lose Tampa Bay, the No. 11 media market, which is why the hope is for a deep pocket owner (or owners) from Tampa to emerge and the Tampa stadium plan near Ybor City can be revived.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Deep pocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep%20pocket. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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