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Meanings of pocketbook in English

Portuguese
carteira
Catalan
cartera
Spanish
cartera
Wikidata

A flat, foldable, pocket case, for keeping paper money, credit cards, identification cards, etc.

carteira
Portuguese
bolsa
Catalan
bossa
Spanish
bolso
Wikidata

A container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

bolsa
Spanish
edición de bolsillo

Pocket-sized paperback book.

edición de bolsillo
Usage of pocketbook in English
1
Early the following morn the pocketbook was restored; everything save the miniature.
The Rector of St. Mark's
2
In a society where the pocketbook rules, so go the innovation tools.
Reuters
3
Sparwick claimed the contents of the pocketbook as part payment in advance.
The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
4
He caught one of her hands and put the pocketbook in it.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
5
This scrap he wrapped in clean paper and placed in his pocketbook.
Boy Scouts in Mexico; Or, On Guard with Uncle Sam
6
In wild exultation I snatched a pocketbook from my coat and cried:
A Day of Fate
7
Harry carefully gathered up the fragments and put them in his pocketbook.
The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler; Or, Working for the Custom Hou...
8
Just let me get my pocketbook, and I'll be ready to go.
Two for the dough
9
The countryman searched the pocket quickly and brought out a flat pocketbook.
Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck
10
He produced the watch and pocketbook, and handed them to the boys.
The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
11
There is my address in London, if the pocketbook should be found.
My Lady's Money
12
He reached under the platform, and took the pocketbook from its hiding-place.
Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. A Story ...
13
He took a piece of paper from his pocketbook and unfolded it:
The Blonde Lady / Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Ars...
14
She dropped the key into her pocketbook and laughed at Pluto's protests.
God’s Little Acre
15
She saw her pocketbook on the floor where she had dropped it.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
16
I checked my pocketbook to make sure I had the essentials .
Three to get deadly and four to score
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Translations for pocketbook
Portuguese
carteirabolsa
Pocketbook through the time
Pocketbook across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common