pocketing

[pok-i-ting]

noun

1. any of various fabrics for making the insides of pockets.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pocketing¹

First recorded in 1605–15; pocket + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

More than a decade ago - in 2013 - lawmakers were accused of pocketing billions from their discretionary budgets for ghost projects.

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Burisma, a natural gas company in Ukraine, had put the then-vice president’s son on its board, Hunter Biden trading on his dad’s name and pocketing tens of thousands of dollars in return.

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Environment Secretary Steve Reed said new measures would stop water companies dumping a "tidal wave of sewage into our rivers while pocketing millions of pounds of bonuses".

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Others find decoys to place in their pouches, pocketing their real devices for surreptitious use throughout the school day.

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Another alleged scam involved the defendants posing as fictitious real estate owners and tricking victims into thinking a legitimate sale of property was occurring, then pocketing the money.

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