pocketbook

pock·et·book

 (pŏk′ĭt-bo͝ok′)

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.

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pocketbook

(ˈpɒkɪtˌbʊk)

n

1. a small bag or case for money, papers, etc, carried by a handle or in the pocket

2. (modifier) concerned with personal finance: pocketbook issues.

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poc•ket•book

(ˈpɒk ɪtˌbʊk)

n.

1. a woman's purse or handbag.

2. a person's financial resources or means: out of reach of my pocketbook.

3. Also, pock′et book`. a book, usu. paperback, that is small enough to carry in a coat pocket.

[1610–20]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pocketbook - your personal financial means; "that car is too expensive for my pocketbook" means, substance - considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means"
	2.	pocketbook - a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money billfold, notecase, wallet case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
	3.	pocketbook - pocket-sized paperback book     pocket book, pocket edition paperback, paperback book, paper-back book, softback, softback book, soft-cover, soft-cover book - a book with paper covers
	4.	pocketbook - a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" handbag, purse, bag clasp - a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together clutch bag, clutch - a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) etui - small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles evening bag - a handbag used with evening wear reticule - a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries shoulder bag - a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder

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Translations

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pocketbook

[ˈpɒkɪtbʊk] N

1. (= notebook) → cuaderno m

2. (US) (= handbag) → bolso m, cartera f (LAm); (= wallet) → cartera f, billetero m; (= purse) → monedero m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pocketbook

[ˈpɒkɪtbʊk] n

(= wallet) → portefeuille m

(= notebook) → carnet m

(US) (= handbag) → sac m à mainpocket calculator n → calculatrice f de poche, calculette fpocket dictionary n → dictionnaire m de pochepocket knife n → canif mpocket money n → argent m de poche
£8 a week pocket money → huit livres d'argent de poche par semainepocket-sized [ˈpɒkɪtsaɪzd] pocket-size [ˈpɒkɪtsaɪz] adj [book, computer] → au format de poche

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pocketbook

[ˈpɒkɪtˌbuk] n (wallet) → portafoglio; (notebook) → taccuino (Am) (handbag) → borsetta; (paperback) → tascabile m

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