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pocketbook

noun as in accessory for carrying personal items

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Of course, the real cost of a wedding varies wildly, depending on the location and pocketbook of the families involved.

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Economists and other experts have long repeated the conventional wisdom that the stock market isn’t the economy, meaning that temporary pullbacks on Wall Street don’t always ripple as far as the average American’s pocketbook.

There's an old adage in American politics that says people "vote with their pocketbooks" - and turn against politicians if they appear to harm their finances.

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Making the connection between the fall of democracy to people’s pocketbooks is going to have to be a straight line as we move to the midterms.

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In fact, his infatuation with tariffs seems destined to hit citizens in the pocketbook.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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