pock·et·book
ˈpä-kət-ˌbu̇k 
: relating to or involving economic interests
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Noun
she pulled some lip balm out of her pocketbook
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Those who are younger, who don’t own a home, or who don’t have job that pays enough to get into the market or start a family, see it as secondary to pocketbook issues.
—Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
Musk’s electric vehicle company has become a cultural flashpoint and a target for his political enemies, who hope to hit him in his pocketbook and drive down the price of Tesla’s stock.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
Economists fear gloomy and fearful consumers will shut their pocketbooks and slow the economy.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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Harris’ attacks on the Republican administration mirror a shift in focus to pocketbook issues among California Democrats that have mainly been the domain of the political right in recent years, such as cutting the cost of staples like electricity, groceries and gasoline.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Those who are younger, who don’t own a home, or who don’t have job that pays enough to get into the market or start a family, see it as secondary to pocketbook issues.
—Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
Musk’s electric vehicle company has become a cultural flashpoint and a target for his political enemies, who hope to hit him in his pocketbook and drive down the price of Tesla’s stock.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
Economists fear gloomy and fearful consumers will shut their pocketbooks and slow the economy.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocketbook. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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