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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as in trade book
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Melissa Repko,gabrielle Fonrouge,michael Wayland,amelia Lucas, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Next, a spate of inflation raided American pocketbooks.
—Ana Swanson, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The move would affect some 170 million American users and hit the pocketbooks of 2 million creators.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Manchester City have opened their pocketbook to bolster their squad in the January transfer window, with the club set to complete the signing of 19-year-old Palmeiras defender Vitor Reis.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Shoppers are already expecting tariffs to hit their pocketbooks.
—Melissa Repko,gabrielle Fonrouge,michael Wayland,amelia Lucas, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Next, a spate of inflation raided American pocketbooks.
—Ana Swanson, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The move would affect some 170 million American users and hit the pocketbooks of 2 million creators.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Manchester City have opened their pocketbook to bolster their squad in the January transfer window, with the club set to complete the signing of 19-year-old Palmeiras defender Vitor Reis.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketbook. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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