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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Alex Thompson, Axios, 13 Oct. 2024
The pandemic boosted the profiles and pocketbooks of anti-vaccine organizations and activists, but none more than Children’s Health Defense and Kennedy.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Another Laramie success story is The Range Leather Company, which crafts wallets, journals, pocketbooks, business card holders and bands for Apple Watches.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
The bottom line: Cuban's political pen is arguably more powerful than his pocketbook.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
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Harris has been trying to focus on voters' pocketbook concerns, including inflation.
—Alex Thompson, Axios, 13 Oct. 2024
The pandemic boosted the profiles and pocketbooks of anti-vaccine organizations and activists, but none more than Children’s Health Defense and Kennedy.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Another Laramie success story is The Range Leather Company, which crafts wallets, journals, pocketbooks, business card holders and bands for Apple Watches.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
The bottom line: Cuban's political pen is arguably more powerful than his pocketbook.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketbook. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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