purses

7 definitions • 15 examples

a small book that can be carried in your pocket:

The title of this little pocketbook is "an Essential Guide to Rome".

Even pocketbooks are quite expensive, especially when you read as much as I do.

the money that someone has, or someone's ability to pay for things:

These new tax laws will hit everyone's pocketbook.

Voters don't all realize how much the results could affect their pocketbooks.

These hotels are too much for most people's pocketbooks.

The pandemic left a big hole in the pocketbooks of many people.

There is food for every taste and pocketbook.

a small bag for money, keys, make-up, etc., carried especially by women:

I need a new pocketbook to go with these shoes.

She put the mirror back in her pocketbook.

a small folding case for carrying money:

She only had a ten-dollar bill in her pocketbook.

I took a 50-cent piece from my pocketbook and gave it to the man.

relating to how much money people have, or their ability to pay for things:

pocketbook issue Pocketbook issues are the main priority for voters.

White House figures appeared out of touch with the pocketbook concerns of ordinary Americans.

a bag, often with a handle or a strap going over the shoulder, used esp. by women for carrying money and small items such as keys:

I have a map in my pocketbook.

Someone’s pocketbook is that person's finances or ability to pay for something:

The sales tax hits consumers in the pocketbook.