pocketbooks

Ladies' carry accessories

Pocketbooks are small books or pamphlets sized to fit in a pocket, or more commonly, women's handbags or purses.

The word often appears figuratively to mean financial resources or spending power: The tax cuts will benefit middle-class pocketbooks.

Politicians speak of policies affecting voters' pocketbooks—their wallets and budgets.

handbags

purse

Bag for personal items

  • clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
  • handbagPortable container for belongings
  • walletSmall case for currency

tote · satchel · clasp · leather · strap · designer · vintage · snap · compartment · zipper

finances

budget

Plan for spending

spending · income · wallet · money · costs · purchasing power · economic · consumer · household budget · disposable income

paperbacks

novels

Extended prose fiction

mysteries · thrillers · westerns · dime novels · drugstore · newsstand · popular fiction · softcover · portable · affordable

Opposites
bag size and carrying method

pocketbookssteamer trunks

Large flat-topped luggage

trunk · luggage · suitcases · footlocker · footlockers

formality and occasion

pocketbooksgym bags

Totes for exercise equipment

fanny packs · plastic bags · garbage bags · beach bags · cooler bags

financial resources

pocketbooksfortunes

Wealth or destined outcomes

deep pockets · treasuries · wealth · riches · coffers

Family

pocketbook

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G