to earn or win an amount of money 挣钱；赚钱◆He pocketed a profit of $6 million from the deal. 他从这笔交易中赚了 600 万元的利润。
to take or keep sth, especially an amount of money, in an illegal or a dishonest way; to steal sth 中饱私囊；揩油；窃取◆He regularly charges passengers more than the normal fare and pockets the difference. 他经常多收乘客的票钱，将差额部分塞进自己的腰包。