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
Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Americans kept their pocketbooks closed last month.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Shoppers put away their pocketbooks after splurging some for the holidays.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
Next, a spate of inflation raided American pocketbooks.
—Ana Swanson, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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The move would affect some 170 million American users and hit the pocketbooks of 2 million creators.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Americans kept their pocketbooks closed last month.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Shoppers put away their pocketbooks after splurging some for the holidays.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
Next, a spate of inflation raided American pocketbooks.
—Ana Swanson, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketbook. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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