"out of pocket" meaning in English

See out of pocket in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-out of pocket.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} out of pocket
  1. Of or pertaining to the spending of cash rather than using credit.
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  2. (slang) Shocking and unexpected or inappropriate. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-out_of_pocket-en-adj-6ssLDH0E

Adverb

Audio: En-au-out of pocket.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} out of pocket
  1. (idiomatic) Lacking funds, or suffering a financial loss; broke. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-out_of_pocket-en-adv-4X~LJYqt
  2. (idiomatic, of a person) Not available; unable to be reached. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-out_of_pocket-en-adv-H-x5OgUg
  3. (idiomatic) Wild or inappropriate; unexpected. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-out_of_pocket-en-adv-bKGH3wLz

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-out of pocket.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} out of pocket, {{en-PP}} out of pocket
  1. Synonym of out of one's own pocket. Synonyms: out of one's own pocket [synonym, synonym-of], out-of-pocket (english: in attributive position only) [adjective] Derived forms: OOP
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