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pocketbook

[ pok-it-book ]

noun

  1. a person's financial resources or means:

    The price was out of reach of his pocketbook.

  2. Also pock·et book. a book, usually paperback, that is small enough to carry in one's coat pocket.
  3. 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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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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“It’s tough on the pocketbook, and I don’t see any relief coming,” he said as he unloaded a cart filled with groceries into his trunk outside Costco on Monday.

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But his fans cannot admit their hero-god is wreaking havoc on their pocketbooks for no good reason.

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There were growing concerns over sharply rising prices that will hit consumer pocketbooks.

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“My hope is,” he said, “that it will hurt bad enough in the pocketbook and will force change.”

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