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pocketbook definition

pocket·book (päk′it bo̵ok′)

noun

    1. a case or folder, as of leather, for carrying money and papers in one's pocket; billfold
    2. ☆ a pocket purse formerly used by men
  2. ☆ a woman's purse or handbag
  3. monetary resources

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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