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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as in trade book
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Recent Examples of pocketbook
Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Sushi is always fun and a little fancy but can also leave you feeling light — in the stomach or the pocketbook.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
Concerns about pocketbook issues could make people think twice about taking vacations and going out.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
Finally, a concerted Administration effort to generate public support for dismantling specific anticompetitive regulations that hit Americans hardest in the pocketbook might yield sufficient congressional support to overcome special interest pleadings.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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While Musk has commanded Trump’s respect and awe—and has an unmatched pocketbook—there’s no reason to think he can’t eventually be sidelined as well.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Sushi is always fun and a little fancy but can also leave you feeling light — in the stomach or the pocketbook.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
Concerns about pocketbook issues could make people think twice about taking vacations and going out.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
Finally, a concerted Administration effort to generate public support for dismantling specific anticompetitive regulations that hit Americans hardest in the pocketbook might yield sufficient congressional support to overcome special interest pleadings.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketbook. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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