Synonyms of pocketbooks

pocketbooks 1 of 2

noun (1)

plural of pocketbook

as in purses

a container for carrying money and small personal items

she pulled some lip balm out of her pocketbook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• purses
• wallets
• bags
• handbags
• billfolds
• vanities
• pouches
• clutches
• minaudières
• clutch bags
• compacts
• sacks
• shoulder bags
• pokes

pocket books

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural of pocket book

as in trade books

Related Words

• trade books
• trade editions
• pocket editions
• softbacks
• books
• paperbacks
• paperbounds
• hardbacks
• hardcovers
• papers
• folios
• cyclopedias
• tomes
• softcovers
• manuals
• quartos
• picture books
• handbooks
• guidebooks
• catalogs
• volumes
• dictionaries
• texts
• textbooks
• encyclopedias
• monographs
• treatises
• primers
• how-tos
• novels
• albums
• novelettes
• pulps
• anthologies
• tracts
• chapbooks
• almanacs
• casebooks
• omnibuses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pocketbooks

Noun

Some donors, still disappointed with the Democratic Party and some of its allies following the 2024 presidential election, have closed their pocketbooks to liberal causes entirely. — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Layoffs in key sectors such as tech, banking and entertainment have also put pressure on pocketbooks. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Sandwiched between the aisles of Al Huda Groceries on Lawrenceville Highway in Gwinnett County, Keisha Lance Bottoms on Tuesday unveiled her plan to tackle soaring grocery prices that are squeezing Georgians’ pocketbooks. — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026

But the war in Ukraine has been coming ever closer to home for many Russians, hitting them squarely in the pocketbooks. — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

New data now confirms what many residents of the Sunshine State have already been feeling in their pocketbooks. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 July 2026

After a wave of price hikes from some of the world's largest companies, including Amazon, Apple and Netflix, even at-home pastimes like streaming movies or playing video games are pinching the pocketbooks of consumers like Green. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 July 2026

The real impact, Grubbs said, will be to the pocketbooks of shark diving businesses along the coasts and the surrounding communities. — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

To encourage investment in America’s grids, policymakers need to look beyond the pocketbooks of the residential customers who already subsidize commercial and industrial customers in most regions. — Ed Hirs, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026