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
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Noun
she pulled some lip balm out of her pocketbook
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Jamie Holmes, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
Much of the address focused on the rising cost of living here and Healey's recent efforts to position herself as a champion of pocketbook relief at a time when voters across the country remain frustrated by high prices and economic uncertainty.
—Sam Drysdale, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Voters listed pocketbook issues like taxes (20%), inflation and cost of living (19%), and the economy (18%) as their top concerns.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Politicians are entrusted with immense power and control over vast sums of money and are accordingly bound to act in the interests of the public, not their pocketbook.
—City News Service, Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The pocketbook politicians who dominated the 20th century, who carried the United States through war, depression, and inflationary crises, were far from middling.
—Jamie Holmes, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
Much of the address focused on the rising cost of living here and Healey's recent efforts to position herself as a champion of pocketbook relief at a time when voters across the country remain frustrated by high prices and economic uncertainty.
—Sam Drysdale, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Voters listed pocketbook issues like taxes (20%), inflation and cost of living (19%), and the economy (18%) as their top concerns.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Politicians are entrusted with immense power and control over vast sums of money and are accordingly bound to act in the interests of the public, not their pocketbook.
—City News Service, Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocketbook. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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