as in purses
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 pocketbooks
Amy Chester, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
This growing group of renegade traders maintain that core truths emerge only after thousands of people express their opinions with their pocketbooks.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Jan. 2026
Will the team open their pocketbooks for an impact free agent?
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
As policy experts continue to debate the ethical and legal ramifications of the weekend raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Americans may be worried about the effects to their own pocketbooks.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
The survey suggests that, while private donors mobilized millions to fill funding gaps and hunger relief groups saw donation totals spike last month, many Americans did not respond with their pocketbooks to the nonprofit sector’s newfound pressures this year.
—James Pollard, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
As the complaining businesses are no doubt wringing their hands over the setback, shoppers are also bemoaning the havoc that tariffs have wreaked on their pocketbooks as the final week of holiday shopping ramps up.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
Those who finished the year with the biggest pocketbooks are a testament to the importance of grit and negotiating smart contracts in an industry famous for significant pay disparities based on race and gender.
—Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
The League of Conservation Voters said a rollback will hurt the environment and consumers' pocketbooks.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Noun
This upfront investment will reduce the risk to New Yorkers’ lives and pocketbooks.
—Amy Chester, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
This growing group of renegade traders maintain that core truths emerge only after thousands of people express their opinions with their pocketbooks.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Jan. 2026
Will the team open their pocketbooks for an impact free agent?
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
As policy experts continue to debate the ethical and legal ramifications of the weekend raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Americans may be worried about the effects to their own pocketbooks.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
The survey suggests that, while private donors mobilized millions to fill funding gaps and hunger relief groups saw donation totals spike last month, many Americans did not respond with their pocketbooks to the nonprofit sector’s newfound pressures this year.
—James Pollard, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
As the complaining businesses are no doubt wringing their hands over the setback, shoppers are also bemoaning the havoc that tariffs have wreaked on their pocketbooks as the final week of holiday shopping ramps up.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
Those who finished the year with the biggest pocketbooks are a testament to the importance of grit and negotiating smart contracts in an industry famous for significant pay disparities based on race and gender.
—Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
The League of Conservation Voters said a rollback will hurt the environment and consumers' pocketbooks.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Pocketbooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketbooks. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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