pocketbook

pock·et·book

P0392900 (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.

pocketbook

(ˈpɒkɪtˌbʊk) n1. a small bag or case for money, papers, etc, carried by a handle or in the pocket2. (modifier) concerned with personal finance: pocketbook issues.

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]

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 moneybillfold, notecase, walletcase - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
	3.	pocketbook - pocket-sized paperback book pocket book, pocket editionpaperback, 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, bagclasp - a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things togetherclutch bag, clutch - a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the handcontainer - 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 articlesevening bag - a handbag used with evening wearreticule - a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuriesshoulder bag - a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder