deep pockets
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of deep pockets
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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When Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017, it brought its deep pockets and vast delivery infrastructure to the business—though it still hasn’t increased its market share of the grocery industry to more than 4%.
An investor with deep pockets—the U.S. government—now aims to change that.
SpaceX will need to find someone with deep pockets to finance Musk’s vision.
From MarketWatch
It’s the kind of effort you’d think only a public institution with exceptionally deep pockets could pull off, and is the more impressive considering that the Kaplans began acquiring only in 2003.
Madrid has become "a leading city to invest and live in", and house hunters with deep pockets want "to be a part of this boom", Corda told AFP.
From Barron's
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