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
Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
An initial business slowdown can trigger layoffs, which in turn hammers consumer pocketbooks, triggering a further slowdown of business activity that may set off a self-perpetuating cycle.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2025
Beijing’s moves to boost the economy and private sector come amid signs that pocketbook issues are triggering deepening social unrest.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2025
Either path will hit the pocketbooks of millions of Californians one way or the other.
—Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
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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
An initial business slowdown can trigger layoffs, which in turn hammers consumer pocketbooks, triggering a further slowdown of business activity that may set off a self-perpetuating cycle.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2025
Beijing’s moves to boost the economy and private sector come amid signs that pocketbook issues are triggering deepening social unrest.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2025
Either path will hit the pocketbooks of millions of Californians one way or the other.
—Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketbook. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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