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DEEP POCKET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deep pocket mean? 

DEEP POCKET (noun)
  The noun DEEP POCKET has 1 sense:

1. a source of substantial wealth (usually plural)

  Familiarity information: DEEP POCKET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEEP POCKET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A source of substantial wealth (usually plural)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Context example:

a patron of the arts should have deep pockets

Hypernyms ("deep pocket" is a kind of...):

assets (anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)


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