pocketbook

Signification (Anglais)

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).

Concepts

portefeuille

porte-monnaie

👛

sacoche

sac

sac à main

👜

livre de poche

porte-documents

💼

bissac

porte‐monnaie

calepin

📓

carnet

Synonymes

purse

👛

wallet

handbag

👜

billfold

bag

paperback

notecase

pocket edition

pocket book

papercover

softcover book

pouch

👝

briefcase

💼

booklet

soft-cover

paperback book

softcover

paper-back book

softback

pamphlet

brochure

Traductions

πορτοφόλι

carteira

portafoglio

bolsa

👛

cartera

cartera

Geldbeutel

cüzdan

Taschenbuch

libro de bolsillo

Geldbörse

crumena

محفظة

βιβλίο τσέπης

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.