pocketbook C2+ Topic:Money & Finance Also spelled pocket-book US /ˈpɑkətˌbʊk/ UK /ˈpɒkɪtbʊk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a wallet or purse, or one's financial resources The price hike hit every shopper's pocketbook. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a wallet or purse, or one's... walletpursebillfoldhandbagfinancesfundsmeans Word family Related forms pocketbook Etymology AI details Compound of pocket (from Anglo-Norman pokete, diminutive of poke 'bag') + book; originally a small book or wallet carried in the pocket. pokete Old French boc Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pocketbook **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɑkətˌbʊk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɒkɪtbʊk/ ## Meanings 1. a wallet or purse, or one's financial resources ## Examples - The price hike hit every shopper's pocketbook. ## Synonyms - wallet - purse - billfold - handbag - finances - funds - means ## Related Forms - pocket - book ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pokete - Root: boc ## Etymology Compound of pocket (from Anglo-Norman pokete, diminutive of poke 'bag') + book; originally a small book or wallet carried in the pocket. ## AI Etymology Pocketbook is compound of pocket (from Anglo-Norman pokete, diminutive of poke 'bag') + book; originally a small book or wallet carried in the pocket. Important recorded forms include pokete (Old French) and boc (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a wallet or purse, or one's financial resources. The wider family includes related words such as pocket and book. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown