pock·et·book
ˈpä-kət-ˌbu̇k 
1
often pocket book
: a small especially paperback book that can be carried in the pocket
2
: a flat typically leather folding case for money or personal papers that can be carried in a pocket or handbag
3
a
: purse
b
4
a
: financial resources : income
b
: economic interests
voting against their own pocketbooks
: relating to or involving economic interests
Examples of pocketbook in a Sentence
Noun
she pulled some lip balm out of her pocketbook
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Both parties have focused on voters' pocketbook issues as the November midterm elections get closer and GOP lawmakers fight to keep control of Congress.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Today, sprawling suburbs and strip shopping centers predominate in Florida, with tremendous impacts on our environment, quality of life and pocketbooks.
—Tom Hoctor, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
But by then, the landlord had cleaned out her apartment and taken her personal items — including her phone, clothes and pocketbook — to the basement, the incident report says.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
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Noun
However, this strain on Floridians’ pocketbooks can’t compete with the governor’s immediate obsession with redrawing congressional districts in a four-day session that begins Tuesday.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Both parties have focused on voters' pocketbook issues as the November midterm elections get closer and GOP lawmakers fight to keep control of Congress.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Today, sprawling suburbs and strip shopping centers predominate in Florida, with tremendous impacts on our environment, quality of life and pocketbooks.
—Tom Hoctor, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
But by then, the landlord had cleaned out her apartment and taken her personal items — including her phone, clothes and pocketbook — to the basement, the incident report says.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocketbook. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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