Pocketbook
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɒ.kɪt.bʊk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pocketbook is a noun meaning (US) A purse or handbag.
Meaning
(US) A purse or handbag.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) One's personal budget or financial capacity; the amount one can afford.
- A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket (of any genre, from reference work to fine art).
- (dated) A wallet for paper money.
Example Sentences
Dave recorded the information in his pocketbook and looked Gibbs straight in the eye.
The publishers brought out small format pocketbooks of the whole of their nature series.
"I have now lost", he wrote in his pocketbook, "the last barrier between me and death..."
The pocket books are in trouble. A creeping extralegal censorship threatens to bowdlerize the product[…]
Word Forms
- pocketbooks
- pocket-book
- pocket book
Synonyms for pocketbook
Depending on context, synonyms include pocket, bag, purse, handbag.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include purse, handbag, bag, sack, pocket, backpack.
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