deep pockets

noun

plural of deep pocket
as in haves
a wealthy person argued that the deep pockets will benefit most from the tax cuts

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Recent Examples of deep pockets Morris and his old Mean Green signal caller, Drew Mestemaker, will short circuit a ton of scoreboards this year, and some program with deep pockets is going to force the 40-year-old Oklahoma State head coach to say no. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 This year, London witnessed a staggering jump in the number of sales valued above £15 million ($20 million), and it’s largely being driven by Americans with deep pockets, according to luxury real estate company Beauchamp Estates. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Perhaps the arrival of Hollywood’s deep pockets, and their promise not to be so AI-focused, will counteract that. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Kushner and Iger pivoting to Los Angeles reshapes the bidding and potentially clears the path for Walton Laurie, a Walmart heiress who brings deep pockets and a local flavor to the Vegas process. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Trades are done not with deep pockets but with prospects and audacity. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 But at a news conference Thursday in Lehigh Acres, DeSantis, who is term-limited, said his comment was based on whether Renner had the resources and deep pockets to win. — Paige Stevens, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 But baseball owners then began approving the sale of teams like the Dodgers and Mets to hedge fund owners with deep pockets and that changed the equation. — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 One potential industry partner with deep pockets, Blue Origin, has instead decided to press on with development of its own in-house crew vehicle. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deep pockets
  1. haves
  2. silk stockings
  3. capitalists
Noun
  • Separating the must-haves from the nice-to-haves can help parents decide where to hold firm and where a splurge might fit within the family budget.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Lumbar support for those of us with a weak core can certainly dial up the comfort level, while footrests and contoured or cushioned seats are other nice-to-haves as well.
    — Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of haves
Noun
  • The record also states that the boys were wearing heavy wool coats and silk stockings in the middle of summer in Philly.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • In Girard’s household, at least three women would have mended his silk stockings and other clothes.
    — Emily J. Whitted, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of silk stockings
Noun
  • The moral of the story isn't really about socialism, though, but about the very real pain in store for American households from the bond market if the actually-in-charge capitalists don't get their act together.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • What’s interesting to me, though, is every generation since the original countercultural capitalists—the baby boomers—has expressed some version of this antipathy.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of capitalists

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