释义 |
[ pok-i-ting ] / ˈpɒk ɪ tɪŋ /
nounany of various fabrics for making the insides of pockets. Origin of pocketingFirst recorded in 1605–15; pocket + -ing1 Words nearby pocketingpocketed calculus, pocket edition, pocketful, pocket gopher, pocket-handkerchief, pocketing, pocketknife, pocket money, pocket mouse, pocket park, pocket piece Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pocketingWhen we have to pay so much for basic goods and services, someone at the top is pocketing the profits. Free Market Failure: Raising a Kid Is a Rigged Game in the USA|Monica Potts|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her cut was $100 an hour, half of what the women, who accused her of pocketing money, were charging customers. The Oldest Profession Evolves—How the Web Transformed Prostitution|Gregory Gilderman|September 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST She sits on six Fortune 500 boards, pocketing more than $4 million over the last three fiscal years. The 30 Top-Earning Corporate Board Members|The Daily Beast|November 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST First of all, he continued to search through the letters, pocketing those which were obviously bills. Adrien Leroy|Charles Garvice
“That old wreck of a heating plant ought to be argument enough,” Dan returned, pocketing the list. Dan Carter and the Money Box|Mildred A. Wirt "If the account is a just charge upon the Morgan estate I certainly will," said Morgan, pocketing the written statement. Sons and Fathers|Harry Stillwell Edwards The Chileans made no serious attempt to conquer the interior, contenting themselves with pocketing the Peruvian customs revenues. The South American Republics, Part II (of 2)|Thomas C. Dawson And the count left his young friend, after pocketing the bank-notes. The Bashful Lover (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIX)|Charles Paul de Kock
Words related to pocketingbag, hole, compartment, sack, pilfer, conceal, steal, compact, canned, condensed, wee, diminutive, little, miniature, capsule, midget, potted, minute, abridged, peewee |