Definition of "hefty" []

• Of considerable weight; heavy. (adjective)
• Rugged and powerful. See Synonyms at heavy. (adjective)
• Informal Of considerable size or amount: a hefty serving of mashed potatoes; received a hefty bonus. (adjective)

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• "Neither committee appears to have clear internal spending guidelines, and their reports do not explain hefty expenditures in categories such as "office supplies" and "tips" that consume tax-exempt party funds."
• "At the same time, fantasy is afflicting those who think that an eleventh-hour dose of Obama campaign oratory can reconstitute a solid Democratic base and get it to the polls in hefty numbers."
• "They wrote in hefty, rich pensions for themselves and their cronies that were vested in as short as three months."