Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fill one's pockets

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
fil-l one's pock-ets
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make money

Example Sentences

  • "“Yes, there’s that heart too. Tripe and heart, that’s all they give us. Fine fare that is! Is that justice or is it not?”//“Yes, the food’s bad.”//“He’s filling his pockets, I warrant.”//“It’s not your business.”"

Inflected Forms

fills one's pockets (present, singular) filling one's pockets (participle, present) filled one's pockets (participle, past) filled one's pockets (past)

Questions

What does fill one's pockets mean?
To make money

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