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1 IOU
nounSchuldschein, der* * *( abbreviation) (I owe you; a signed paper in which a person acknowledges a debt of a certain amount: I'll give you an IOU (for $ 150).)* * *[ˌaɪəʊˈju:, AM -oʊˈ-]* * *["aɪəʊ'juː] abbr Schuldschein mto give sb an IOU — jdm einen Schuldschein ausschreiben
* * ** * *nounSchuldschein, der* * *(I owe you) n.Schuldschein m.
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IOU — noun [countable] informal something, usually a note, that you give to someone to show that you owe them a particular sum of money: • Commercial paper is a kind of corporate IOU. * * * IOU UK US /ˌaɪəʊˈjuː/ noun [C] INFORMAL ► ABBREVIATION … Financial and business terms
IOU — ► NOUN ▪ a signed document acknowledging a debt. ORIGIN representing the pronunciation of I owe you … English terms dictionary
IOU — [ ,aı ou ju ] noun count INFORMAL a piece of paper that you sign to say that you owe someone an amount of money. The letters IOU sound like the words I owe you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
IOU — noun Etymology: from the pronunciation of I owe you Date: 1795 1. a paper that has on it the letters IOU, a stated sum, and a signature and that is given as an acknowledgment of debt 2. debt, obligation … New Collegiate Dictionary
IOU — noun An informal written note promising to pay the stated sum. When David couldnt afford to match the money in the poker pot, he added an IOU for the remaining amount instead … Wiktionary
IOU — noun a signed document acknowledging a debt. Origin C18: representing the pronunciation of I owe you … English new terms dictionary
IOU — noun (C) informal a note that you sign to say that you owe someone some money … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
IOU — noun ‘I owe you’; a signed document promising that you will pay back money borrowed ● to pay a pile of IOUs ● I have a pile of IOUs which need paying … Dictionary of banking and finance
IOU — n. a signed document acknowledging a debt. Etymology: = I owe you * * * noun an informal debt instrument; representing I owe you • Hypernyms: ↑note, ↑promissory note, ↑note of hand * * * |ī(ˌ)ō|yü noun ( s) … Useful english dictionary
IOU — UK [ˌaɪ əʊ ˈjuː] / US [ˌaɪ oʊ ˈju] noun [countable] Word forms IOU : singular IOU plural IOUs informal a piece of paper that you sign to say that you owe someone an amount of money. The letters IOU sound like the words I owe you … English dictionary
IOU — /aɪ oʊ ˈju / (say uy oh yooh) noun a written acknowledgement of a debt, containing the expression IOU . {from the pronunciation of I owe you } …