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pocketbook
/ ˈɒɪˌʊ /
noun
a small bag or case for money, papers, etc, carried by a handle or in the pocket
(modifier) concerned with personal finance
pocketbook issues
Word History and Origins
Origin of pocketbook1
Example Sentences
Those attacks have profound implications not only for Americans’ health, but on pocketbook issues and the U.S. economy generally.
Anita Scuri, 75, a retired Sacramento attorney attending her third or fourth convention, suggested the party needs to get back to basics by speaking plainly — she said nothing about profanity — and focusing on people’s pocketbooks.
“The real threat here is to the pocketbooks, the monthly water bills, of residents throughout Southern California,” Cabaldon said.
Are you confused about Donald Trump’s tariff policy, including why he instigated a global trade war, what its effect impact will be on the U.S. economy and how hard it will hit your pocketbook?
It’s a party in disarray that can’t decide whether to go all out against the attacks on democracy, or keep laser-focused on the pocketbook issues that seem to have ultimately handed Trump his second term.
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