IOU
or I.O.U.
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
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How to use IOU in a sentence
The markets cheered as AIG touted a $35 billion dent on its taxpayer IOU.
She is the author of the bestsellers The Silent Takeover and IOU: The Debt Threat .
This way he had more to eat or to sell for IOU's to collect later.
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy Benson“Good liquor spilt,” he remarked as he counted the money and drew another IOU for the amount loaned, which was sixty-seven pounds.
The Tale of Timber Town | Alfred GraceAu premier home du precieus lignaige, et au daerrain, ai IOU deuise demonstrer mes meruelles.
Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail | Alfred Nutt
The evening previous he had lost a thousand dollars, for which he had given his IOU.
Jack's Ward | Horatio Alger, Jr.It answers to the Welsh au or iau, and the Breton ou or IOU.
A Handbook of the Cornish Language | Henry Jenner
British Dictionary definitions for IOU
a written promise or reminder to pay a debt
Origin of IOU
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Cultural definitions for IOU
Abbreviation for “I owe you.” An IOU is a written statement of a borrower's obligation to pay a debt.
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