Meanings
plural pocketbook issues
- governmentSynonym of bread-and-butter issue.
The party leaders became social media stars. Heidi Reichinnek, who is credited for much of the turnaround, told a crowd on Sunday night that they owed their success to the many volunteers who went from door to door talking to people about pocketbook issues.
2025 February 24, Christopher F. Schuetze, Jim Tankersley, “5 Takeaways From Germany’s Election”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: bread-and-butter issue
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of bread-and-butter issue.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan issue whose settlement will affect financial resources
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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pocketbook issue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pocketbook%20issue
“pocketbook issue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pocketbook%20issue. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pocketbook issue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pocketbook%20issue.
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