pocketbook

[ pok-it-boo k ]

/ ˈpɒk ɪtˌbʊk /

a woman's purse or handbag.

a person's financial resources or means: The price was out of reach of his pocketbook.

Also pocket book. a book, usually paperback, that is small enough to carry in one's coat pocket.

British.

Origin of pocketbook

First recorded in 1610–20; pocket + book

Seemingly possessed by demons, she would slip objects from the homes of rich people they visited into her pocketbook.

Borges Had A Genius For Literature But Not Love Or Much Else |Allen Barra |October 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Not many doctors are likely to reach for the pocketbook on that scale without quite a bit of deliberation.

The New Face of American Medicine: Liberal Women |Dale Eisinger |June 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Because they're not limited by their checkbook or pocketbook, they can buy a whole swath of products.

Lingerie for the 1 Percent |CNBC |August 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Republicans face increasing difficulty with the Hispanic vote for pocketbook reasons.

Who Wins from Immigration Deal? Not Republicans |David Frum |January 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Pocketbook issues make Hispanics natural Democrats, not natural Republicans.

Social Conservatives 'No Mas' |David Frum |January 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Holmes examined it for some time, and then, folding it carefully up, he placed it in his pocketbook.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes |Arthur Conan Doyle
He gave them his pocketbook, which, he said, contained forty dollars.

History of Linn County Iowa |Luther A. Brewer
After a glance at it I put the crumpled paper in my pocketbook.

The Pirate of Panama |William MacLeod Raine
Some one must have been here recently and taken the pocketbook.

The Woman of Mystery |Maurice Leblanc
He took my pocketbook, too, with two dollars and twenty-seven cents in it.

The Landloper |Holman Day

pocketbook

/ (ˈpɒkɪtˌbʊk) /

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

(modifier) concerned with personal finance pocketbook issues