pocketbooks in English
noun
1
a woman's handbag.
I took my change purse out of my pocketbook and scowled.
2
a paperback or other small or cheap edition of a book.
I put my books and pocket book into my small gym locker and kept my light spring jacket to watch the practice.
3
a notebook.
What he had not anticipated when he chose the slightly inebriated, seriously overweight woman attempting to hail a cab, was how attached she would be to her pocketbook .
Use "pocketbooks" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "pocketbooks" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "pocketbooks", or refer to the context using the word "pocketbooks" in the English Dictionary.
1. Gas prices right now are putting a strain on everybody's pocketbooks.
2. People feel pinched in their pocketbooks and insecure about their futures.
3. 21 When pocketbooks are empty, the master said, brains fill with anger and smut.
4. Decisions made in any of these places can hit our pocketbooks and our peace of mind, for better or for worse.