pocketbook

Meaning

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).

Synonyms

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

Translations

portefeuille

carteira

πορτοφόλι

cartera

bolsa

👛

portafoglio

cüzdan

Geldbeutel

cartera

Taschenbuch

crumena

Geldbörse

porte-monnaie

👛

محفظة

Etymology

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.