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

Many of the country's most powerful administrators back then were believed to have been behind some of these thefts - responsible for smuggling them abroad to art collectors and pocketing the proceeds.

From BBC

If you do some basic calculations it might look like the influencers are pocketing thousands of dollars during the most high-profile games.

From BBC

Then came the revelations of the slush funds scandal, with dozens of LDP lawmakers accused of pocketing proceeds from political fundraising events.

From BBC

Japan’s prosecutors have been investigating dozens of LDP lawmakers accused of pocketing proceeds from political fundraising events.

From BBC

It’s about insiders pocketing the excess capital emitted during the transaction like the carbon dioxide emitted from the tailpipe when your car burns gasoline.

From Los Angeles Times