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plural pocketbooks
(US) A purse or handbag. examples
(dated) A wallet for paper money. examples
(figuratively) One's personal budget or financial capacity; the amount one can afford. examples
(uncommon) A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket (of any genre, from reference work to fine art). quotations examples
The kit is produced in three parts including a pocket book designed to fit into a shirt pocket for everyday on-the-job use, a more detailed guide and a training CD. The kit includes a hazard reporting and feedback notebook and hazard management process prompt cards to remind workers of common hazards they may encounter in day-to-day operations.
c. 2005, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Risk Management Pocket Guide
"I have now lost", he wrote in his pocketbook, "the last barrier between me and death..."
2011, Leslie Stephen, Swift, Cambridge University Press, page 10
Dave recorded the information in his pocketbook and looked Gibbs straight in the eye.
2015, Graham Ison, Whispering Grass, Hachette UK