pocketbook

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pock·et·book [pocketbook pocketbooks] BrE [ˈpɒkɪtbʊk] NAmE [ˈpɑːkɪtbʊk] noun
1. (NAmE)used to refer to the financial situation of a person or country. (In the past it was a small flat case for carrying papers or money.)
•Many foreign goods are too expensive for American pocketbooks.
•The increase is likely to hit the pocketbooks of consumers.
•Voters care about pocketbook issues such as jobs and inflation.
2. (especially BrE)a small book for writing in
Syn: ↑notebook
3. (old-fashioned, NAmE) = ↑handbag

Example Bank:
•The government opened its pocketbook to the US military.
•Unemployment is the leading pocketbook issue for most voters.