Meaning & use
Pocketed
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Put into one's pocket, or took or kept something, especially money, for oneself, often secretly or dishonestly.
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He quietly pocketed the extra change the cashier gave him by mistake.
The manager was accused of having pocketed a portion of the charity donations.
A note on using this word
Beyond its literal meaning, "pocketed" is frequently used figuratively to imply improper or secretive gain, as in "pocketing the profits."
Words with a similar meaning
appropriatedkept
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Words with an opposite meaning
returnedsurrendered
Another way to use it
2. verb
Trapped or confined, as a ball against a cushion in billiards or snooker.
He pocketed the eight ball to win the game.
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