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In some senses, pocketbook is marked as dated, figuratively, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
pocketbook
UK /ˈpɒ.kɪt.bʊk/ US /ˈpɑ.kɪtˌbʊk/
noun 5
Collocations
4ADJ.
missing
VERB + POCKETBOOK
felt, lose
POCKETBOOK + NOUN
it's
PREP.
from
Definitions
noun
1
A purse or handbag.
2
A wallet for paper money.
3
One's personal budget or financial capacity; the amount one can afford.
4
A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket (of any genre, from reference work to fine art).
The publishers brought out small format pocketbooks of the whole of their nature series.
The pocket books are in trouble. A creeping extralegal censorship threatens to bowdlerize the product[…]
5
A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket (of any genre, from reference work to fine art).
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The publishers brought out small format pocketbooks of the whole of their nature series.
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The pocket books are in trouble. A creeping extralegal censorship threatens to bowdlerize the product[…]
Wiktionary03
By 1482 the printing capital of the world was Venice, and the busiest printer there was a man called Aldus Manutius who used to have a sign outside his shop saying 'If you would speak to Aldus, hurry
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I get caught in the rain, I'm late for my date, and I lose my pocketbook. It's just one thing after another today.
Tatoeba · #2677905
When I felt for my pocketbook I found it was gone.
Tatoeba · #24428906
Is anything missing from your pocketbook?
Tatoeba · #2267341Usage Notes
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