IOU

or I.O.U.

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a written acknowledgment of a debt, especially an informal one consisting only of the letters IOU, the sum owed, and the debtor's signature.

Origin of IOU

First recorded in 1610–20; representing I owe you

Words nearby IOU

iota, iotacism, iothalamate sodium, iothalamic acid, Iō-tō, IOU, -ious, IOW, Iowa, Iowa City, Iowan

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Example sentences from the Web for IOU

She is the author of the bestsellers The Silent Takeover and IOU: The Debt Threat .
The New Co-op Capitalism|Noreena Hertz|February 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This way he had more to eat or to sell for IOU's to collect later.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
It answers to the Welsh au or iau, and the Breton ou or iou.
A Handbook of the Cornish Language|Henry Jenner
The evening previous he had lost a thousand dollars, for which he had given his IOU.
Jack's Ward|Horatio Alger, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for IOU

IOU

noun

a written promise or reminder to pay a debt

Word Origin for IOU

C17: representing I owe you

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for IOU

IOU

Abbreviation for “I owe you.” An IOU is a written statement of a borrower's obligation to pay a debt.

单词	iou
释义	IOU or I.O.U. SEE SYNONYMS FOR IOU ON THESAURUS.COM a written acknowledgment of a debt, especially an informal one consisting only of the letters IOU, the sum owed, and the debtor's signature. Origin of IOU First recorded in 1610–20; representing I owe you Words nearby IOU iota, iotacism, iothalamate sodium, iothalamic acid, Iō-tō, IOU, -ious, IOW, Iowa, Iowa City, Iowan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for IOU She is the author of the bestsellers The Silent Takeover and IOU: The Debt Threat . The New Co-op Capitalism\|Noreena Hertz\|February 23, 2009\|DAILY BEAST This way he had more to eat or to sell for IOU's to collect later. The Biography of a Rabbit\|Roy Benson It answers to the Welsh au or iau, and the Breton ou or iou. A Handbook of the Cornish Language\|Henry Jenner The evening previous he had lost a thousand dollars, for which he had given his IOU. Jack's Ward\|Horatio Alger, Jr. British Dictionary definitions for IOU IOU noun a written promise or reminder to pay a debt Word Origin for IOU C17: representing I owe you Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for IOU IOU Abbreviation for “I owe you.” An IOU is a written statement of a borrower's obligation to pay a debt. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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