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    pocketbook
    /ˈpɒkɪtbʊk/

    noun

    • 1. a notebook: British "a record of the caution shall be made in the officer's pocketbook"
    • 2. a wallet, purse, or handbag: US "she dug a couple of aspirin out of her pocketbook"

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  2. POCKETBOOK definition: 1. a small book that can be carried in your pocket: 2. the money that someone has, or someone's…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of POCKETBOOK is a small especially paperback book that can be carried in the pocket. How to use pocketbook in a sentence.

  4. POCKETBOOK meaning: 1. a small book that can be carried in your pocket: 2. the money that someone has, or someone's…. Learn more.

  5. a person's financial resources or means: The price was out of reach of his pocketbook. Also pock·et book. a book, usually paperback, that is small enough to carry in one's coat pocket. British. a notebook for carrying in one's pocket. a wallet or billfold. pocketbook. / ˈpɒkɪtˌbʊk /.

  6. noun. /ˈpɒkɪtbʊk/. /ˈpɑːkɪtbʊk/. (North American English) used to refer to the financial situation of a person or country. (In the past it was a small flat case for carrying papers or money.) Many foreign goods are too expensive for American pocketbooks. The increase is likely to hit the pocketbooks of consumers.

  7. Pocketbook is another name for a purse or wallet, a place to keep money or other essentials. Pocketbook can also refer to the amount of money you have, even if it’s in your mattress. In the UK, pocketbook is a pocket-sized notebook, but in the US it's usually a small bag typically carried by women.

  8. Define pocketbook. pocketbook synonyms, pocketbook pronunciation, pocketbook translation, English dictionary definition of pocketbook. n. 1. A purse; a handbag. 2. A pocket-sized folder or case used to hold money and papers; a billfold. 3. Financial resources; money supply: prices to fit...

  9. Someone's pocketbook is their ability to pay for something: The sales tax hits consumers in the pocketbook. (Definition of pocketbook from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  10. How to use . pocketbook in a sentenceSeemingly possessed by demons, she would slip objects from the homes of rich people they visited into her pocketbook.

  11. A pocketbook is a small flat folded case, usually made of leather or plastic, where you can keep banknotes and credit cards.