pocketbook

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (US) A purse or handbag.
  2. (dated) A wallet for paper money.
  3. (figuratively) One's personal budget or financial capacity; the amount one can afford.
  4. (uncommon) 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).
  5. (Philippines, broadly, uncommon) 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).

Freqüència

29k
Etimologia (Anglès)

1610s, from pocket + book, popularized in its sense as a paperback by the success of Pocket Books in the United States after its 1939 launch.

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