"IOU" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: IOUs [plural]
Etymology: From the pronunciation of "I owe you". Attested since at least 1618. Head templates: {{en-noun}} IOU (plural IOUs)
  1. An informal promissory note that is not a negotiable instrument. Translations (informal promissory note that is not a negotiable instrument): skylderklæring [common-gender] (Danish), schulderkenning [feminine] (Dutch), schuldbekentenis [feminine] (Dutch), velkakirja (Finnish), reconnaissance de dette [feminine] (French), Schuldanerkenntnis [neuter] (German), Schuldanerkennung [feminine] (German), υποσχετική (yposchetikí) [feminine] (Greek), adósságelismervény (Hungarian), elismervény adósságról (Hungarian), riconoscimento di debito [masculine] (Italian), 借用書 (shakuyousho) (Japanese), syngrapha [feminine] (Latin), Schultbewiess [masculine] (Plautdietsch), kwit dłużny [masculine] (Polish), skrypt dłużny [masculine] (Polish), renconuschientscha dal debit [feminine] (Romansch), расписка (raspiska) [feminine] (Russian), reconocimiento de deuda [masculine] (Spanish), enkelt skuldebrev [neuter] (Swedish), dylednod [masculine] (Welsh)
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Phrase

Etymology: From the pronunciation of "I owe you". Attested since at least 1618. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} IOU
  1. I owe you.
    Sense id: en-IOU-en-phrase-6biiyWTx

Inflected forms

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          "word": "adósságelismervény"
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          "sense": "informal promissory note that is not a negotiable instrument",
          "word": "elismervény adósságról"
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          "sense": "informal promissory note that is not a negotiable instrument",
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          "word": "riconoscimento di debito"
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          "sense": "informal promissory note that is not a negotiable instrument",
          "word": "借用書"
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          "sense": "informal promissory note that is not a negotiable instrument",
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            "feminine"
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          "sense": "informal promissory note that is not a negotiable instrument",
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          "word": "reconocimiento de deuda"
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      "word": "riconoscimento di debito"
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      "word": "借用書"
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