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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Recent Examples of pocketbook
ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
What is best for an individual’s pocketbook is not good for our country.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Belcher thinks that the 2026 midterm elections will be won not just on pocketbook issues but on values and character, and by bringing people together in a multiracial coalition.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Their much lower tuition costs immediately affect the pocketbooks of students and families.
—Matthew G. Andersson, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
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Noun
The skeleton was found with a seaman’s certificate and other papers in a leather pocketbook belonging to Petty Officer Harry Peglar of the HMS Terror.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
What is best for an individual’s pocketbook is not good for our country.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Belcher thinks that the 2026 midterm elections will be won not just on pocketbook issues but on values and character, and by bringing people together in a multiracial coalition.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Their much lower tuition costs immediately affect the pocketbooks of students and families.
—Matthew G. Andersson, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocketbook
Noun
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Rihanna accessorized with oversized sunglasses, white ballet flats and a brown purse.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Dwindling enrollment tightened the budget by $89 million halfway through this school year when the purse was already $100 million thinner than last school year.—
Natalie La Roche Pietri,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2026
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There were no libraries yet so people might trade books.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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The company secured direct market and trade book distribution through Penguin Random House.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Developers connect either a Coinbase CDP wallet or a Stripe Privy wallet, fund it through stablecoins or a debit card, and set a per-session spending cap.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Just don’t put your wallet in your back pocket and don’t wear a backpack on your back while on the train or metro or in crowds.—
Kristy Alpert,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Later this month, a trade edition of the monograph will be released with a new essay by Tyrnauer.—
Nicole Phelps,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2022
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All told, the book is 504 pages, and the trade edition weighs a hefty 15 lbs.—
Raisa Bruner,
Time,
14 Oct. 2019
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The author's young adult paranormal romance trilogy will be re-released in a new paperback box set this fall.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Being able to pass the time reading without dealing with bulky paperbacks is a major improvement.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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The photo-rich hardcover follows a 1,200-mile odyssey into the heart of the world’s driest non-polar desert, the Atacama Desert in Chile.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The Night Action was printed in hardcover in the US 1966, and then again as a paperback a year later, but has since fallen out of print, and out of memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketbook. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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