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deep pocket

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  1. Also, deep pockets. A source of substantial wealth or financial support, as in The college relies on the deep pocket of one particular alumna. This term alludes to money-filled pockets. [Slang; 1970s]


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DaVita has another deep pocket it might be able to pick in a pinch: Billionaire Warren Buffett owns 38% of the company through his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, according to DaVita’s most recent proxy statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2022

How you carry them: The charging case is larger than it ought to be, but narrow enough you could stick in a deep pocket.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2019

How you carry them: The charging case is larger than it ought to be, but narrow enough to stick in a deep pocket.

From Washington Post • May 16, 2019

The school would’ve been better served by paying off cases from its deep pocket and keeping the matters quiet.

From Washington Times • May 11, 2016

He assured Lawrence that he had his eye on a deep pocket and had “reasons to be hopeful that our quest in this direction may meet with success.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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