IOU

See also: iou and -ioù

English

Etymology

From the pronunciation of "I owe you".

Phrase

IOU

I owe you.
Customarily, if you borrow $10 for lunch from a coworker, writing IOU $10 on a yellow sticky note acts as a legal promissory note that you will repay said amount on payday.

Noun

IOU (plural IOUs)

An informal promissory note that is not a negotiable instrument.
When David couldn’t afford to match the money in the poker pot, he added an IOU for the remaining amount instead.

Translations

informal promissory note that is not a negotiable instrument

Danish: skylderklæring c
Dutch: schulderkenning f, schuldbekentenis (nl) f
Finnish: velkakirja (fi)
French: reconnaissance de dette (fr) f

German: Schuldanerkenntnis m
Italian: riconoscimento di debito m
Japanese: 借用書 (shakuyousho)
Spanish: pagaré (es) m

Anagrams

oui

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