pocketbook

1. (Northeastern, US)A purse or handbag.

   Handtasche

   сумо́чкаsumóčka, да́мская сумо́чкаdámskaja sumóčka, да́мская су́мкаdámskaja súmka

2. (dated)A wallet for paper money.

   a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money

3. (figuratively)One's personal budget or financial capacity; the amount one can afford.

   persönliche Brieftasche, persönlicher Geldbeutel

   your personal financial means

4. 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

5. 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, broadly)A romance novel published as a small paperback.

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