Pocketbook - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpɑːkɪtbʊk|
Brit.
|ˈpɒkɪtbʊk|
noun
- your personal financial means
- pocket-sized paperback book
- a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) (syn: bag, handbag, purse)
that car is too expensive for my pocketbook
- a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money (syn: billfold, notecase, wallet)- pocket-sized paperback book
- a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) (syn: bag, handbag, purse)
Extra examples
...she pulled some lip balm out of her pocketbook...
The aim was to provide a car for every age and pocketbook.
Older voters are most concerned about pocketbook issues (=that concern money).
...a gourmet shop filled with delectables for every palate, albeit not for every pocketbook...
He created a diversion while his partner stole her pocketbook.
Word forms
noun
singular: pocketbook
plural: pocketbooks
singular: pocketbook
plural: pocketbooks
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