/ˈpɒkɪt/noun
उच्चारण पॉकिट
जेब; पैसा, सामर्थ्य; छोटा क्षेत्र
Basic word
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[C]
a small piece of material like a small bag sewn into or onto a piece of clothing, used for carrying things in; the amount of money that you have to spend; a small separated group or area
जेब; पैसा, सामर्थ्य; छोटा क्षेत्र
- Put the keys in your pocket.
- pockets of poverty
- He kept a pen in his shirt pocket.
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- The coat has two deep pockets.
- Small pockets of snow remained on the hills.
Synonyms pouch compartment budget means area
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[T]
to put something into your pocket; to keep or take something, especially money, that does not belong to you
जेब में रखना; हड़पना
- He pocketed the profits.
- The thief pocketed the wallet and ran.
- She pocketed her phone and left the room.
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- He pocketed a handsome fee for the work.
Synonyms take steal appropriate embezzle keep
¶Idioms 4
in sb's pocket
influenced or controlled by sb
किसी की जेब में, किसी के इशारों पर चलने वाला
- The local police seem to be in the minister's pocket.
- The judge refused to be in anyone's pocket.
out of pocket
(especially British English) having lost money as a result of sth
नुक़सान में, जेब से पैसा गँवाकर
- The trip left us out of pocket.
- We were five hundred rupees out of pocket after the party.
line your (own)/sb's pockets
to get richer or make sb richer, especially by taking unfair advantage of a situation or by being dishonest
(बेईमानी से) अपनी जेबें भरना
- Corrupt officials lined their pockets with relief funds.
- He was accused of lining his friends' pockets.
have deep pockets
to have a lot of money available
बहुत पैसा होना, गहरी जेब होना
- Only companies with deep pockets can afford these ads.
- The new owner has deep pockets.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
pouch compartment budget means area take steal appropriate embezzle keep
AaSpelling
pock·et
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Out of pocket (having lost money), burn a hole in your pocket (money that you want to spend quickly), line your pockets (make money dishonestly), deep pockets (a lot of money), pick sb's pocket (steal from their pocket; a pickpocket).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: out of pocket (पैसे का नुकसान होना), burn a hole in your pocket (पैसे जिन्हें जल्दी खर्च करना चाहें), line your pockets (बेईमानी से पैसा कमाना, जेबें भरना), deep pockets (बहुत पैसा), pick sb's pocket (जेब काटना; pickpocket जेबकतरा)।
Pocket money (money given to children by parents), pocket-friendly (cheap).
Collocations: pocket money (माता-पिता द्वारा बच्चों को दिया जेबख़र्च), pocket-friendly (सस्ता)।