pocketbook

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poc⋅ket⋅book

[pok-it-boo

–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.

British.

a.	a notebook for carrying in one's pocket.

b.	a wallet or billfold.

Origin:
1610–20; pocket + book

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pock·et·book (pŏk'ĭt-bŏŏk')

A purse; a handbag.
A pocket-sized folder or case used to hold money and papers; a billfold.
Financial resources; money supply: prices to fit your pocketbook.
often pocket book A pocket-sized, usually paperbound book. Also called pocket edition.

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