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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Recent Examples of pocket book
Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Month-over-month changes in electric costs typically register at less than a cent, but that doesn’t mean consumers won’t feel it in their pocketbooks.
—Claire Malon, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Clearly the recent inflationary period has eaten into American pocketbooks as well as their psyches.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
People always vote with their pocketbooks.
—Dryden Pence, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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What’s more, each top is under $30, which is ideal for our pocketbooks as well as the season ahead.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Month-over-month changes in electric costs typically register at less than a cent, but that doesn’t mean consumers won’t feel it in their pocketbooks.
—Claire Malon, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Clearly the recent inflationary period has eaten into American pocketbooks as well as their psyches.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
People always vote with their pocketbooks.
—Dryden Pence, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Pocket book.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocket%20book. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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