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pocketing

American

[pok-i-ting] / ˈpɒk ɪ tɪŋ /

noun

any of various fabrics for making the insides of pockets.

Etymology

Origin of pocketing

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

Example Sentences

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Market makers on prediction sites both buy and sell contracts, making money by pocketing the spread in prices between contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Their accomplices then quickly resold these digital currencies, pocketing substantial profits while causing the price to plummet, according to documents filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court and initially reported by the news website Wired.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2025

Getting to the final is worth a guaranteed 18.5m euros, with the champions pocketing 25m euros.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

But he soon noticed that practically everyone on board was “souvenir collecting,” pocketing towels, ashtrays, and anything else they could easily lift.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

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