US, somewhat old-fashioned:a bag usually with handles and pockets that is used by women to carry money and personal belongings:purse, handbag(女士)坤包,手提袋
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US:the amount of money that someone has available to spend:someone's ability to pay for things财力
The restaurant has meals priced to suit every pocketbook. [=it has meals that everyone can afford]这家餐馆价格便宜,人人都能吃得起。
People vote their pocketbooks. [=people vote according to how a candidate or issue will affect their financial situation]人们根据切身经济利益来投票。
Noun she pulled some lip balm out of her pocketbook
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And Healey, the state’s attorney general, doubled down on filtering her candidacy through pocketbook issues like affordability and job creation, investing in infrastructure, and pursuing tax relief. Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Stefanowski has been focusing on pocketbook issues, criticizing the governor for not providing more tax relief from the state’s surplus to offset the impact of inflation. Ct Mirror, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron’s pro-business party recently lost its parliamentary majority after opponents seized on high inflation, portraying Mr. Macron as a leader ignoring the pocketbook issues of average French families. Bojan Pancevski, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 For all the disappointment in Biden, which may stem in part from his subpar rhetorical prowess, Americans are also concerned about pocketbook issues. Frida Ghitis, CNN, 5 Aug. 2022 Independents put the future of the democracy atop their list of concerns and seem to be more worried about pocketbook issues than Democrats. David D. Haynes, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2022 In Birmingham, Lede reporter Heather Gann examines all the issues shared across the metro area such as taxes, pocketbook issues, economy, roads and transportation. Kelly Scott | Kscott@al.com, al, 28 July 2022 Polls show that voters are most focused on pocketbook issues, such as inflation. Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 Some Republicans fear that would distract from pocketbook issues that have given their party a strong advantage in congressional races.BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022 See More
(NAmE) VERB + POCKETBOOK | POCKETBOOK + NOUNVERB + POCKETBOOK➤open (oftenfigurative) 打開錢包◇The government opened its pocketbook to the US military.政府向美國軍方打開了錢包。➤hit sb in影響某人的經濟利益◇Increased maintenance costs are hitting building owners in the pocketbooks.越來越高的維護費讓業主們蒙受着經濟損失。POCKETBOOK + NOUN➤issue收入問題◇Unemployment is the leading pocketbook issue for most voters.對於大多數選民來說,失業是影響他們收入的首要問題。