Thesaurus results for POCKET BOOK

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noun (1)

ˈpä-kət-ˌbu̇k

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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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The question really is, is there any way to hold a federal official personally liable for malicious prosecution where the financial harm and other damages suffered by an individual can be recouped from the personal pocketbook of that federal official rather than the government itself? —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 While food prices continue to creep up, experts say the holiday meal should hurt your pocketbook a little less. —

Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2024 Everyone has a different answer, depending on your tastes, pocketbook and depths of your dreams. —

Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024 Women kept color swatches in their pocketbook, in case of a shopping emergency. —

Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pocketbook