"deep pockets" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-deep pockets.ogg [Australia] Forms: deep pocket [singular]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=deep pocket}} deep pockets pl (normally plural, singular deep pocket)
  1. (literally) Pockets long enough inside to accommodate more than average number or size of contents. Tags: literally, plural, plural-normally
    Sense id: en-deep_pockets-en-noun-bGRClA5u Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 50 50
  2. (idiomatic) An ample supply of money, especially money which one is willing to spend; the possessor of such money. Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-normally Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-deep_pockets-en-noun-pwiKoffw Disambiguation of Money: 10 90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 75 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 75

Inflected forms

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