deep pocket

Ample monetary reserves

Deep pocket refers to substantial financial resources, almost always appearing in the plural: The lawsuit targeted the company with the deepest pockets.

Someone with deep pockets has wealth readily available, especially for litigation, investment, or covering expenses.

The image is of pockets so deep you can keep reaching in for more money.

wealth

billionaire

Person worth ten figures

riches · assets · inheritance · affluence · prosperity · millionaire · plutocrat · oligarch · mogul · financier

funding

investment

Deploying capital for returns

grant · donation · subsidy · underwriting · venture capital · angel investor · backer · seed money · bankroll · financing

influence

lobbying

Advocating to decision-makers

power broker · clout · leverage · sway · political donor · access · corruption · influence peddling · backroom deals · pay-to-play

philanthropy

charity

Voluntary aid for others

altruism · generosity · contribution · giving · donor · benefaction · endowment · gift · humanitarian · Carnegie

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Opposites
financial resources

deep pocketbroke

Lacking any funds

penniless · impoverished · cash-strapped · destitute · poor

funding capacity

deep pocketunderfunded

Insufficiently financially supported

underfinanced · undercapitalized · cash-poor · shoestring budget · bootstrapped

institutional/litigation capacity

deep pocketsmall fry

Children or insignificant people

little guy · mom-and-pop · underdog

Family

deep, pocket, deeply, deepen, deepened, deepening, deeper, deepest, depth

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