Definition of pocketbook
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Examples of pocketbook in a Sentence
she pulled some lip balm out of her pocketbook
Recent Examples of pocketbook from the Web
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Food shortages have also made a profound dent in the pocketbooks of migrant workers.
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Sunglass cases, hankies, make-up bags, totes that hold tap shoes and batons, pocketbooks and key chains are all good candidates for our family markings.
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The IBM would be a sort of computer erector set, a set of interchangeable components that the purchaser could snap together in whatever combination suited her needs and her pocketbook.
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Whether anyone will open their pocketbook again for C.E.O. Elizabeth Holmes is another story.
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The woman appears to grab the victim’s pocketbook and throw the older woman to the ground at the intersection of Battersby Street and Tyson Avenue.
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Gillespie ran largely on pocketbook issues, like lowering the state income tax rate, but kept Trump at arm's length.
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Gillespie is backed by most of the state party establishment and has focused on pocketbook issues, including proposing a modest cut to the state’s income tax rate.
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Despite that quarterly improvement, Uber has reason to worry that its problems could trickle down to its pocketbook.
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First Known Use of pocketbook
1617
pocketbook
Definition of pocketbook
: relating to or involving economic interests
First Known Use of pocketbook
1894
POCKETBOOK Defined for English Language Learners
pocketbook
playDefinition of pocketbook for English Language Learners
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: a bag usually with handles and pockets that is used by women to carry money and personal belongings
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: the amount of money that someone has available to spend : someone's ability to pay for things
POCKETBOOK Defined for Kids
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