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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. your personal financial means;
- Example: "that car is too expensive for my pocketbook"

2. a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money;
[syn: wallet, billfold, notecase, pocketbook]

3. pocket-sized paperback book;
[syn: pocketbook, pocket book, pocket edition]

4. a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women);
- Example: "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
[syn: bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pocketbook \Pock"et*book`\, n.
   A small book or case for carrying papers, money, etc., in the
   pocket; also, a notebook for the pocket.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pocketbook
    n 1: your personal financial means; "that car is too expensive
         for my pocketbook"
    2: a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money [syn:
       wallet, billfold, notecase, pocketbook]
    3: pocket-sized paperback book [syn: pocketbook, pocket
       book, pocket edition]
    4: a container used for carrying money and small personal items
       or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her
       bag and found a comb" [syn: bag, handbag, pocketbook,
       purse]