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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Mike Calhoun, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
If your pocketbook is the only thing that matters, the Pixel 9a wins.
—PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
Most American media consumers care a great deal about their pocketbooks and retirement accounts.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
As for pocketbook savings, NOAA’s $6.6 billion annual budget represents just 0.097% of the $6.75 trillion Washington spent in fiscal year 2024.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
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This mission — protecting your pocketbook — is currently impossible to fulfill since staff are restricted and resource-deprived.
—Mike Calhoun, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
If your pocketbook is the only thing that matters, the Pixel 9a wins.
—PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
Most American media consumers care a great deal about their pocketbooks and retirement accounts.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
As for pocketbook savings, NOAA’s $6.6 billion annual budget represents just 0.097% of the $6.75 trillion Washington spent in fiscal year 2024.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketbook. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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