pocketbook
Example Sentences
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Officials said they would use this additional fiscal firepower on measures to raise the country’s standard of living, and help households deal with pocketbook strains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
By the early 20th century, dictionaries of American slang show gravy drifting from the plate to the pocketbook.
From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025
The school that produced Milton Friedman and 34 other Nobel Prize-winning economists is struggling to manage its pocketbook.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Of course, the real cost of a wedding varies wildly, depending on the location and pocketbook of the families involved.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025
Her eyes looked black as Mama’s patent-leather pocketbook.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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