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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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
While the spending blueprint has been hotly debated because of its effects on household pocketbooks at various income levels, its impact on the overall economy is also a point of contention.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 11 July 2025
The tax law approved in early July also includes another provision that will hit Tesla and other EV makers in the pocketbook — repealing fines for automakers that don’t meet federal fuel economy standards.
—Alexa St. John, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
The overall luxury slowdown has been spurned, in part, by Chinese consumers that have been reluctant to open up their pocketbooks amid economic stressors and other factors.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 July 2025
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Fraud losses hit individuals in the pocketbook, not banks.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
While the spending blueprint has been hotly debated because of its effects on household pocketbooks at various income levels, its impact on the overall economy is also a point of contention.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 11 July 2025
The tax law approved in early July also includes another provision that will hit Tesla and other EV makers in the pocketbook — repealing fines for automakers that don’t meet federal fuel economy standards.
—Alexa St. John, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
The overall luxury slowdown has been spurned, in part, by Chinese consumers that have been reluctant to open up their pocketbooks amid economic stressors and other factors.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pocket book
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“Pocket book.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocket%20book. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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