as in purses
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 pocketbooks
Pj Green
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Now, a host of other unexpected shortages and price spikes are starting to pop up, which stand to affect people's lives and pocketbooks.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Mortgages Another way the war is hitting Americans' pocketbooks is in the housing market, where mortgage rates have risen for five straight weeks after briefly dipping below 6% in late February.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Still, some damage has already been done to consumer pocketbooks.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 Mar. 2026
As the Iran conflict continues unabated, gas taxes will impact county drivers’ pocketbooks mightily.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
And California’s public universities would probably cry about their revenue streams having to rely on unpredictable corporate profits rather than the pocketbooks of students’ parents.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
Keep pocketbooks in order with these acrylic purse dividers, and store off-season clothes in these under-bed containers with wheels.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2026
Now, the warehouse club is facing a lawsuit demanding that those refunds be funneled back into shoppers’ pocketbooks.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
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Royals fans may want to prepare their pocketbooks for merchandise from the team’s star first baseman.
—Pj Green
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Now, a host of other unexpected shortages and price spikes are starting to pop up, which stand to affect people's lives and pocketbooks.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Mortgages Another way the war is hitting Americans' pocketbooks is in the housing market, where mortgage rates have risen for five straight weeks after briefly dipping below 6% in late February.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Still, some damage has already been done to consumer pocketbooks.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 Mar. 2026
As the Iran conflict continues unabated, gas taxes will impact county drivers’ pocketbooks mightily.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
And California’s public universities would probably cry about their revenue streams having to rely on unpredictable corporate profits rather than the pocketbooks of students’ parents.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
Keep pocketbooks in order with these acrylic purse dividers, and store off-season clothes in these under-bed containers with wheels.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2026
Now, the warehouse club is facing a lawsuit demanding that those refunds be funneled back into shoppers’ pocketbooks.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
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