deep pockets

NOUN

abundance of financial resources

Synonyms

WEAK

bottomless purse bulging purse embarras de richesses embarrassment of riches fat purse full purse heavy purse money to burn well-lined purse

Example Sentences

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Now an array of deep pockets, from old-guard families to Google and OpenAI, are on board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

SpaceX will need to find someone with deep pockets to finance Musk’s vision.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

Many are baby boomers and older Americans, who are often retired and have deep pockets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

The US has deep pockets, but Greenland is not for sale according to both Nuuk and Copenhagen.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

She wrapped five in her handkerchief and put them in one of her deep pockets.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata