1 (AmE) used to refer to the financial situation of a person or country. (In the past it was a small flat case for carrying papers or money.):
Many foreign goods are too expensive for American pocketbooks. * The increase is likely to hit the pocketbooks of consumers. * Voters care about pocketbook issues such as jobs and inflation.
2 (especially BrE) a small book for writing in
SYNNOTEBOOK
3 (old-fashioned, AmE) = HANDBAG
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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