pocketbook

US dated figuratively uncommon

Japanese Meaning

(US) ハンドバッグ、女性用の小型のかばん（財布としても用いられる場合がある） / (dated) 紙幣を入れる財布（古風な意味） / (figuratively) 個人の予算、経済的余裕や購買力

She reached into her pocketbook to find her bus pass.

彼女はバスの定期券を探してハンドバッグに手を入れた。

Sense（1）

(US) a purse or handbag.

Sense（2）

(dated) A wallet for paper money.

Sense（3）

(figuratively) One's personal budget or economic capacity - the amount one can afford.

Sense（4）

(uncommon) A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket.

The publishers brought out small format pocketbooks of the whole of their nature series.

pocketbooks

（ plural ）