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pocketbook

[pok-it-book]

noun

  1. handbag.

  2. a person's financial resources or means.

    The price was out of reach of his pocketbook.

  3. Also pocket book a book, usually paperback, that is small enough to carry in one's coat pocket.

  4. British.

    1. a notebook for carrying in one's pocket.

    2. a wallet or billfold.



pocketbook

/ ˈɒɪˌʊ /

noun

  1. a small bag or case for money, papers, etc, carried by a handle or in the pocket

  2. (modifier) concerned with personal finance

    pocketbook issues

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pocketbook1

First recorded in 1610–20; pocket + book
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Those attacks have profound implications not only for Americans’ health, but on pocketbook issues and the U.S. economy generally.

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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.

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“The real threat here is to the pocketbooks, the monthly water bills, of residents throughout Southern California,” Cabaldon said.

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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?

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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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