pocket book

Woman's compact carryall

A pocket book is a small book designed to fit in a pocket, or more commonly, a woman's handbag or purse.

The term also refers to one's financial resources: The tax increase will hit voters in their pocket book.

In publishing, a pocketbook is a small, inexpensive paperback edition.

Often spelled as one word: pocketbook.

Related

loose change · small change · chapbook · reticule · dime novel · checkbook · clutch · etui · mass market · softback · clasp · card · cash · dollar bill · credit card · means · pulp fiction · pamphlet

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SIZE AND PORTABILITY (as a book)

pocket bookcoffee table book

Oversized decorative publication

tome · folio · hardcover · encyclopedia · atlas

BAG SIZE AND STYLE (as a handbag)

pocket booksteamer trunk

Large rigid voyage luggage

tote bag · luggage · suitcase · duffel bag · backpack

FINANCIAL SCOPE (as personal finances)

pocket booktreasury

Stored organizational funds

fortune · national budget · endowment · war chest · deep pockets

Family

pocketbook, pocketbooks

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G