having deep pockets
Rich beyond measure
Having deep pockets describes possessing substantial financial resources.
The image is of pockets so deep that one can keep reaching in and finding more money.
The phrase often appears in legal contexts, where plaintiffs target defendants with deep pockets—those able to pay large judgments: They sued the corporation rather than the individual because it has deeper pockets.
Person possessing great wealth
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- oligarchMember of small ruling class
fortune · assets · inheritance · endowment · treasury · capital · wealth · affluence
Generous giving for others
- benefactorOne who gives aid
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- sponsorFunder of activities
- donorOne who contributes freely
donation · charity · giving · munificent · bountiful · lavish · benevolent · magnanimous
Influential behind-scenes dealmaker
- kingmakerPolitical influence wielder
- stakeholderParty with an interest
- backerFinancial supporter
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
political donor · dealmaker · mover and shaker · well-connected · clout · leverage · access · patronage
millionaire
Person possessing great wealth
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
oligarch · fortune · assets · inheritance · endowment · treasury · capital · wealth · affluence · riches
philanthropy
Generous giving for others
- benefactorOne who gives aid
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- sponsorFunder of activities
donor · donation · charity · giving · munificent · bountiful · lavish · benevolent · magnanimous · humanitarian
power broker
Influential behind-scenes dealmaker
- kingmakerPolitical influence wielder
- stakeholderParty with an interest
- backerFinancial supporter
lobbying · political donor · dealmaker · mover and shaker · well-connected · clout · leverage · access · patronage · insider
having deep pocketsbroke
Lacking any funds
penniless · destitute · flat broke · stone broke · impoverished
having deep pocketstightfisted
Unwilling to spend freely
stingy · cheap · miserly · penny-pinching · parsimonious
deepen, deeply, deepness, deeper, deepest, depths, pocket, pockets, pocketed