pocket
noun
a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
have pocketed
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present perfectof pocket.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This guy is so good that his caddie, Ted Scott, is estimated, at the normal 10% of winnings, to have pocketed about $5 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025
Authorities said then that she would have pocketed $45 million from the deal.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
His half-brother was alleged to have pocketed the proceeds of the sale.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2023
Caps on commissions are also part of the revised regulations, and would top out at closer to 10 percent than the nearly 50 percent Raiola and others have pocketed in the past.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2022
If it had been anyone except Hugo, I would have pocketed the list and told him I didn’t have anything.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
