EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To pocket (money, especially illicitly)...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/em-bol-SA-han/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pagkuha o pagnanakaw ng pera, karaniwang mula sa pondo na ipinagkatiwala sa isang tao, at paglalagay nito sa sariling bulsa.
EN: To pocket (money, especially illicitly)
A not-so-nice word for corruption. It's when someone in power sees public funds and thinks, 'This will look great in *my* pocket.' It's the act of secretly taking money that isn't yours. The root word is 'bolsa' (pocket), so you're literally 'pocketing' it.
Mula sa Espanyol na 'embolsar'.
May matinding negatibong konotasyon ng pagnanakaw o katiwalian.
🇵🇭 Inakusahan ang politiko na embolsahan ang pondo para sa mga biktima ng kalamidad.
🇺🇸 The politician was accused of pocketing the funds for the calamity victims.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.