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Pocketbook (noun)
A woman’s purse.
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Pocketbook (noun)
One’s personal budget or economic capacity – the amount one can afford.
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Pocketbook (noun)
A small book, especially one that can fit in a pocket; a paperback; more commonly spelled pocket book.
“The publishers brought out small format pocketbooks of the whole of their nature series.”
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Pocketbook (noun)
A notebook that is small enough to fit in a pocket.
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Purse (noun)
A small bag for carrying money.
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Purse (noun)
A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
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Purse (noun)
A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
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Purse (noun)
A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.
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Purse (verb)
To press (one’s lips) in and together so that they protrude.
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Purse (verb)
To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.
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Purse (verb)
To put into a purse.
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Purse (verb)
To steal purses; to rob.