(US) a purse or handbag. / (dated) A wallet for paper money. / (figuratively) One's personal budget or economic capacity - the amount one can afford.

plural of pocketbook

(politics) Synonym of bread-and-butter issue (“any issue affecting ordinary people in their daily lives”)

plural of pocketbook issue

Alternative form of champagne taste on a beer budget

plural of champagne taste on a beer pocketbook