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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Recent Examples of pocketbook
Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Politicians are entrusted with immense power and control over vast sums of money and are accordingly bound to act in the interests of the public, not their pocketbook.
—City News Service, Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
Trump’s attention in his first year back has been less on pocketbook issues and more fixed on foreign policy with conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine and Venezuela.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
This upfront investment will reduce the risk to New Yorkers’ lives and pocketbooks.
—Amy Chester, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
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Voters listed pocketbook issues like taxes (20%), inflation and cost of living (19%), and the economy (18%) as their top concerns.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Politicians are entrusted with immense power and control over vast sums of money and are accordingly bound to act in the interests of the public, not their pocketbook.
—City News Service, Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
Trump’s attention in his first year back has been less on pocketbook issues and more fixed on foreign policy with conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine and Venezuela.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
This upfront investment will reduce the risk to New Yorkers’ lives and pocketbooks.
—Amy Chester, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketbook. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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