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[ pok-it-book ] / ˈpɒk ɪtˌbʊk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pocketbook ON THESAURUS.COM
nounhandbag (def. 1). a person's financial resources or means: The price was out of reach of his pocketbook. Also pock·et book . a book, usually paperback, that is small enough to carry in one's coat pocket. British. - a notebook for carrying in one's pocket.
- a wallet or billfold.
Origin of pocketbookFirst recorded in 1610–20; pocket + book WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pocketbookbriefcase, handbag, pocketbook , purse, valise, walletWords nearby pocketbookpocket, pocketable, pocket battleship, pocketbike, pocket billiards, pocketbook, pocket borough, pocket calculator, pocket chisel, pocket door, pocket drive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pocketbookSeemingly possessed by demons, she would slip objects from the homes of rich people they visited into her pocketbook. Borges Had A Genius For Literature But Not Love Or Much Else|Allen Barra|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Not many doctors are likely to reach for the pocketbook on that scale without quite a bit of deliberation. The New Face of American Medicine: Liberal Women|Dale Eisinger|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Because they're not limited by their checkbook or pocketbook, they can buy a whole swath of products. Lingerie for the 1 Percent|CNBC|August 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST Republicans face increasing difficulty with the Hispanic vote for pocketbook reasons. Who Wins from Immigration Deal? Not Republicans|David Frum|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Pocketbook issues make Hispanics natural Democrats, not natural Republicans. Social Conservatives 'No Mas'|David Frum|January 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST Holmes examined it for some time, and then, folding it carefully up, he placed it in his pocketbook. The Return of Sherlock Holmes|Arthur Conan Doyle He gave them his pocketbook, which, he said, contained forty dollars. History of Linn County Iowa|Luther A. Brewer After a glance at it I put the crumpled paper in my pocketbook. The Pirate of Panama|William MacLeod Raine Some one must have been here recently and taken the pocketbook. The Woman of Mystery|Maurice Leblanc He took my pocketbook, too, with two dollars and twenty-seven cents in it.
British Dictionary definitions for pocketbook
noun US and Canadiana small bag or case for money, papers, etc, carried by a handle or in the pocket (modifier) concerned with personal financepocketbook issues Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pocketbookhandbag, wallet, purse, pouch, suitcase, hide, leather, clutch, frame, bag, reticule |