IOU

iou -ioù English Etymology From the pronunciation of "I owe you". Attested since at least 1618. Phrase phr I owe you. en 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 An informal promissory note that is not a negotiable instrument. en marker slang en 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 rain check Choctaw: cho aheka Danish: da skylderklæring c Dutch: nl schulderkenning f, nl schuldbekentenis f Finnish: fi velkakirja French: fr reconnaissance de dette f German: de Schuldanerkenntnis n, de Schuldanerkennung f Greek: el υποσχετική f Hungarian: hu adósságelismervény, hu elismervény adósságról Italian: it riconoscimento di debito m Japanese: ja 借用書 shakuyousho Latin: la syngrapha f Plautdietsch: pdt Schultbewiess m Polish: pl kwit dłużny m, pl skrypt dłużny m Romansh: rm renconuschientscha dal debit f Russian: ru расписка f Spanish: es reconocimiento de deuda m, es pagaré m, es abonaré m Swedish: sv enkelt skuldebrev n Welsh: cy dylednod m Anagrams en iou oui OUI en gramograms