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Of or pertaining to the spending of cash rather than using credit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- I had lots of out-of-pocket expenses.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Shocking and unexpected or inappropriate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Lacking funds, or suffering a financial loss; broke.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
Examples
- After three races he was £10 out of pocket.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Not available; unable to be reached.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Wild or inappropriate; unexpected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Synonym of out of one's own pocket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- pay out of pocket for medication
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: out of one's own pocket
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Spanish:
del bolsillo
— out of one's own pocket
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Spanish:
de su bolsico
— out of one's own pocket