pocketbook
/ˈpɒkɪtbʊk/ noun [C] USDefinition
BAG › a woman's bag
PAY › Someone's pocketbook is their ability to pay for something: The sales tax hits consumers in the pocketbook.
(Definition of pocketbook noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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