pock·et·book
ˈpä-kət-ˌbu̇k 
: relating to or involving economic interests
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Noun
she pulled some lip balm out of her pocketbook
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Mark Wasson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
Posing as former Sony executive Amy Pascal or producer Wendi Murdoch, director Doug Liman, or former Paramount Pictures CEO Sherry Lansing, the hustler penetrated the pocketbooks of hundreds of victims and inflicted psychological anguish.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
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Noun
Republicans have an opportunity to win over voters on pocketbook issues, according to Hamline University political science and law professor David Schultz, but their main tactic has been to simply stand in opposition to whatever the DFL is doing.
—Mark Wasson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
Posing as former Sony executive Amy Pascal or producer Wendi Murdoch, director Doug Liman, or former Paramount Pictures CEO Sherry Lansing, the hustler penetrated the pocketbooks of hundreds of victims and inflicted psychological anguish.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
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“Pocketbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocketbook. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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