as in purse
a container for carrying money and small personal items
she pulled some lip balm out of her pocketbook
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Recent Examples of pocketbook
Luke Fountain, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
As Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools celebrates significant gains in student achievement, many educators who helped make those results possible say they — and their pocketbooks — are stretched thinner than ever.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Moreover, many who voted for him in 2024 on key matters related to the economy disapprove of his handling of these pocketbook issues.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
What impact that will have on people’s pocketbooks, and potentially their votes, of course won’t be known until next fall.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
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From Snickers to Reese's to Twix, one of America's favorite indulgences is getting more expensive, as tariffs, inflation and high cocoa prices squeeze profit margins and customers' pocketbooks, possibly leading to fewer chocolate bars landing in trick-or-treat buckets this year.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
As Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools celebrates significant gains in student achievement, many educators who helped make those results possible say they — and their pocketbooks — are stretched thinner than ever.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Moreover, many who voted for him in 2024 on key matters related to the economy disapprove of his handling of these pocketbook issues.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
What impact that will have on people’s pocketbooks, and potentially their votes, of course won’t be known until next fall.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketbook. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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