pocketed
past simple and past participle ofpocket
| 单词 | pocketed |
| 释义 | pocketed past simple and past participle ofpocket pocket verb[T] uk/ˈpɒk.ɪt/us/ˈpɑː.kɪt/to put something intoyourpocket: Hecarefullypocketed hischange. tohitabilliardorsnookerballinto a pocket: Davis pocketed theblacktowinthegame. to take something for yourself,especiallydishonestly: I'lltellthem Isoldit for £20, not £25, then I can pocket therest. Keeping and storing things
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Snooker, pool & billiards Getting, receiving and accepting Examplesofpocketedpocketed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. After an agreement between buyer and seller has been reached, one of them returns to the seller where a commission ispocketedand subsequently distributed among them. From theCambridge English Corpus Is it not commercially unfair to change the goalposts when the money has beenpocketed? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The system surmounts the problem that had become serious whereby a growing number of people simplypocketedand spent the rent money handed to them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, he has wrestled with his conscience and has gone round to the nearest pub andpocketedthe cheque. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has been swindled out of approximately £100 and an unscrupulous maker haspocketedthat sum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Within the course of the year he got together about £200,000 of deposits, all of which hepocketed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have simplypocketedthe money given to them by way of increased rents, money which should have been expended on repairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One ispocketed, then we are told two or three years later that we must have another one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would havepocketedthe quotation and realised that it was downwards only from then on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The landlords simplypocketedthe money which they formerly had to pay out in rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact is that industry and commerce on that occasion justpocketedthe money and left unemployment to stagnate as it was. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Invariably, it was the political elite thatpocketedthe profits and placed these in foreign bank accounts during both eras. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The values of democracy were distorted, unwarranted concession after concession was made, but as each waspocketed, new demands appeared. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Most of the people who made the excess profits havepocketedthem and gone; they will not be paying the tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The profits derived from the sale of houses through improvement at the expense of public funds have then beenpocketedby owners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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