pocketbook
A purse or handbagA purse or handbag.
» Is anything missing from your pocketbook?
Значення
значень: 5(Northeastern, США)A purse or handbag.
Handtasche
сумо́чкаsumóčka, да́мская сумо́чкаdámskaja sumóčka, да́мская су́мкаdámskaja súmka
(застаріле)A wallet for paper money.
a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
(переносно)One's personal budget or financial capacity; the amount one can afford.
persönliche Brieftasche, persönlicher Geldbeutel
your personal financial means
A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket (of any genre, from reference work to fine art).
The publishers brought out small format pocketbooks of the whole of their nature series.
Taschenbuch
кни́га небольшо́го форма́таkníga nebolʹšóvo formáta, карма́нная кни́гаkarmánnaja kníga, по́кетpóket
pocket-sized paperback book
A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket (of any genre, from reference work to fine art).
(Philippines, ширше)A romance novel published as a small paperback.
Приклади
речень: 2Is anything missing from your pocketbook?
When I felt for my pocketbook I found it was gone.
Переклади
мов: 6За значеннями 2
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Походження
1610s, from pocket + book, popularized in its sense as a paperback by the success of Pocke1610s, from pocket + book, popularized in its sense as a paperback by the success of Pocket Books in the United States after its 1939 launch.
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Форми
множина: pocketbooksСиноніми
синонімів: 9- pocket-sized paperback book:pocket bookpocket edition
- a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women):baghandbagpurse
- a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money:walletbillfoldnotecase