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Definition of pocketbook - 3 dictionary results

poc⋅ket⋅book

[pok-it-book]
–noun
1. a woman's purse or handbag.
2. a person's financial resources or means: The price was out of reach of his pocketbook.
3. Also, pocket book. a book, usually paperback, that is small enough to carry in one's coat pocket.
4. British.
a. a notebook for carrying in one's pocket.
b. a wallet or billfold.

Origin:
1610–20; pocket + book
pock·et·book   (pŏk'ĭt-bŏŏk')   
n.  
  1. A purse; a handbag.
  2. A pocket-sized folder or case used to hold money and papers; a billfold.
  3. Financial resources; money supply: prices to fit your pocketbook.
  4. often pocket book A pocket-sized, usually paperbound book. Also called pocket edition.

Pocketbook

Pock"et*book`\, n. A small book or case for carrying papers, money, etc., in the pocket; also, a notebook for the pocket.
Language Translation for : pocketbook
Spanish: cartera, billetero,
German: die Brieftasche,
Japanese: 財布
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