Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out of pocket

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: out- of pock-et
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Lacking funds, or suffering a financial loss; broke.

adv

Not available; unable to be reached.

adv

Wild or inappropriate; unexpected.

adj

Of or pertaining to the spending of cash rather than using credit.

adj

Shocking and unexpected or inappropriate.

Slang

prep_phrase

Synonym of out of one's own pocket.

Example Sentences

"After three races he was £10 out of pocket."
"A local doctor had bought one canvas and but for that lucky chance he would have been out of pocket."
"Like a coward, he called his agent's work number and left a voicemail that he'd be out of pocket for several days but would try to check his messages here and there."
"Sir, Senders is still in Yosemite camping with his family. He'll be out of pocket until tomorrow night."
"I'm going to be out of pocket for a while. Doing some...training."
"I had lots of out-of-pocket expenses."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

out-of-pocket (alternative)

Derived Forms

OOP

Synonyms

out of one's own pocket

Questions

What does out of pocket mean?: Lacking funds, or suffering a financial loss; broke.

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