IOU

See also: iou and -ioù

English

Etymology

From the pronunciation of "I owe you".

Phrase

(deprecated template usage) IOU

1. 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)

1. 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
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• German: Schuldanerkenntnis (de) m
• Italian: riconoscimento di debito m
• Japanese: 借用書 (shakuyousho)
• Latin: syngrapha f
• Spanish: pagaré (es) m

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