Synonyms of pocketbook

pocketbook 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈpä-kət-ˌbu̇k 

as in purse

a container for carrying money and small personal items

she pulled some lip balm out of her pocketbook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• purse
• wallet
• bag
• handbag
• billfold
• vanity
• pouch
• clutch
• minaudière
• compact
• clutch bag
• sack
• shoulder bag
• poke

pocket book

2 of 2

noun (2)

as in trade book

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trade book
• trade edition
• pocket edition
• paperback
• hardcover
• hardback
• paperbound
• softcover
• tome
• paper
• folio
• catalogue
• manual
• book
• handbook
• guidebook
• quarto
• catalog
• picture book
• volume
• text
• softback
• how-to
• dictionary
• encyclopedia
• textbook
• treatise
• monograph
• cyclopedia
• primer
• cyclopaedia
• pulp
• album
• novel
• anthology
• novelette
• tract
• chapbook
• almanac
• casebook
• omnibus

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of pocketbook

Noun

And pragmatic assessments of the cost of sweeping tariffs to U.S. pocketbooks or how restrictions on doing business with Chinese biotech companies could limit access to lifesaving drugs have not stopped such proposals from gaining momentum. —Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2024

Officials knew then that LGBTQ tourism was a central part of the city’s culture and that curbing it would hurt their pocketbooks. —Julio Capó Jr. / Made By History, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024

Polling suggests many voters are concerned about the state of their pocketbooks and trust Republicans more than Democrats on the issue. —Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024

Do what’s right for the planet or for your pocketbook? —Abigail Siatkowski, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024