Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

i.o.u

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: i.o.u
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

A paper having on it these letters, with a sum named, and duly signed; -- in use in England as an acknowledgment of a debt, and taken as evidence thereof, but not amounting to a promissory note; a due bill.

Questions

What does i.o.u mean?: A paper having on it these letters, with a sum named, and duly signed; -- in use in England as an acknowledgment of a debt, and taken as evidence thereof, but not amounting to a promissory note; a due bill.

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