pocketbook

noun

/ˈpɒkɪtbʊk/

/ˈpɑːkɪtbʊk/

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(North American English) used to refer to the financial situation of a person or country. (In the past it was a small flat case for carrying papers or money.)
- Many foreign goods are too expensive for American pocketbooks.
- The increase is likely to hit the pocketbooks of consumers.
- The government opened its pocketbook to the US military.
- Voters care about pocketbook issues such as jobs and inflation.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + pocketbook
- open
- hit somebody in
pocketbook + noun
- issue
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(especially British English) a small book for writing in synonym notebook
(North American English, old-fashioned) a handbag (= a small bag for money, keys, etc., carried especially by women)

单词	pocketbook
释义	pocketbook noun /ˈpɒkɪtbʊk/ /ˈpɑːkɪtbʊk/ jump to other results (North American English) used to refer to the financial situation of a person or country. (In the past it was a small flat case for carrying papers or money.) Many foreign goods are too expensive for American pocketbooks. The increase is likely to hit the pocketbooks of consumers. The government opened its pocketbook to the US military. Voters care about pocketbook issues such as jobs and inflation. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + pocketbook open hit somebody in pocketbook + noun issue See full entry (especially British English) a small book for writing in synonym notebook (North American English, old-fashioned) a handbag (= a small bag for money, keys, etc., carried especially by women)
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