pocketbook
noun [ C ] US uk/ˈpɒk.ɪt.bʊk/ us/ˈpɑː.kɪt.bʊk/
女用手提包
a woman's handbag
I need a new pocketbook to go with these shoes. 我需要一个新手提包来配这双鞋。
someone's pocketbook 财力，购买力
the money that someone has, or someone's ability to pay for things
These new tax laws will hit everyone's pocketbook. 这些新的税收政策将会影响每个人的经济利益。
Voters don't all realize how much the results could affect their pocketbooks. 并非所有的投票者都意识到了投票结果对他们的经济利益会有多大影响。
People say they want extra security but they think differently when they have to open their pocketbooks to get it.
These hotels are too much for most people's pocketbooks.
We need to find ways of improving education without taking huge amounts of money from the state's pocketbook.