pocket

pocket
I. pocket pock‧et 1 [ˈpɒkt ǁ ˈpɑːkt] noun [countable]
1. JOURNALISM used to refer to the amount of money people have available to spend:

• We need to find a way to put more money in people'spockets.

• a savings scheme to suit all pockets (= suitable however much money you have )

• a company with deep pockets (= a lot of money )

2. a small area or part of something where a situation is very different from other areas or parts:
pocket of

• Certain pockets of the aircraft market already have shown themselves to be vulnerable.

3. be out of pocket informal to have less money than you should have after an event such as a business deal:

• All expenses will be paid. You won't be out of pocket.

4. put your hand in your pocket informal to give money to someone who needs it
5. line your pockets disapproving to earn a lot of money, especially by using unfair methods:

• Banks are lining their pockets by charging their customers sky-high interest rates.

  [m0] II. pocket pocket 2 adjective
pocket calculator/​dictionary etc a calculator, dictionary etc that is small enough to carry in your pocket:

• a pocket television

  [m0] III. pocket pocket 3 verb [transitive] informal
1. to get money, especially in a slightly dishonest way or when you do not deserve it:

• For operating the network, Jefferies pockets about $60,000 a day.

• He sold her car for more than she asked for, and pocketed the difference (= kept the extra money for himself ) .

2. to steal money, especially money you are responsible for:

• The insurer had no record of the policy because the agent had pocketed the premiums.

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Ⅰ.
pocket UK US /ˈpɒkɪt/ noun [C]
FINANCE used to talk about the amount of money that a person or an organization has for spending: come from/out of sb's pocket »

The cost of fixing flaws comes out of the contractor's pocket.

put cash/money into sb's pockets »

This is significant because it puts more cash into people's pockets.

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He will have to dig deep into the taxpayer's pocket to finance the required investment in the country's rail infrastructure.

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This is beyond the pockets of most homeowners.

a group, area, or part of something which is separate and different from what surrounds it: »

Outside of manufacturing, there are pockets of our economy that continue to perform well.

be in the pocket of sb/sth — Cf. be in the pocket of sth
deep pockets — Cf. deep pockets
from/out of your own pocket(s) — Cf. out of your own pockets
hit sb/sth in the pocket — Cf. hit sth in the pocket
line your/sb's pockets — Cf. line sb's pockets
out of pocket — Cf. out of pocket
put your hand in your pocket — Cf. put your hand in your pocket
Ⅱ.
pocket UK US /ˈpɒkɪt/ verb [T]
to earn or win an amount of money: »

The company now pockets £44 million profit a year.

»

Even relatively junior traders were pocketing huge bonuses.

to take money for yourself in a dishonest way, especially when you are responsible for looking after it: »

The two men were indicted for pocketing tens of millions of dollars.

pocket the difference — Cf. pocket the difference
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pocket UK US /ˈpɒkɪt/ adjective [before noun]
relating to something that is small enough to be put or carried in your pocket: »

a pocket computer/pager/PC

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a pocket calculator/diary/organiser


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