pocketbook
noun/ˈpɑkɪtˌbʊk/
Frequency rank: #17,774 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a person's financial resources; also a small wallet or purse.
Example sentence
She decided to buy the coat after checking that the price matched her pocketbook.
Synonyms & related words
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