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out-of-pocket
[out-uhv-pok-it]
adjective
paid out in cash or from one's own financial resources and sometimes reimbursed.
My out-of-pocket travel expenses included taking business clients to dinner.
without funds or assets.
an out-of-pocket student who stayed with us.
out of pocket
adjective
(postpositive) having lost money, as in a commercial enterprise
without money to spend
(prenominal) (of expenses) unbudgeted and paid for in cash
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of out-of-pocket1
Idioms and Phrases
Lacking money; also, having suffered a financial loss, as in We can't go; I'm out of pocket right now . William Congreve had it in The Old Bachelor (1693): “But egad, I'm a little out of pocket at present.” [Late 1600s]
Referring to actual money spent, as in I had to pay the hotel bill out of pocket, but I know I'll be reimbursed . This expression sometimes occurs as a hyphenated adjective mainly in the phrase out-of-pocket expenses , as in My out-of-pocket expenses for business travel amounted to more than a thousand dollars . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
That could mean out-of-pocket charges of $100 or more each booster, which could itself discourage families from getting vaccinated.
As a result, patients spend billions more out-of-pocket than they otherwise would if the discounts were publicized.
Avoiding the thought of out-of-pocket costs when asked, Cannon added with a laugh, “Oh, man, I don’t even want to talk about it.”
The American Prospect reported this week that Republicans are circulating a menu of options, including work requirements and a plan to increase out-of-pocket expenses for recipients working at or above the federal poverty line.
All of the deposits, he said, were reimbursements for his legitimate out-of-pocket expenses for the tournaments.
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