Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out of the money

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.56 in modern English

Syllables: out- of the -money
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Of an option, yielding a loss if exercised.

prep_phrase

Failing to achieve a sufficiently high ranking in a contest to earn money (for oneself, or for those who have placed a bet).

Example Sentences

"It's two bucks out of the money now, but it still has three weeks until expiration."

Synonyms

OTM

Antonyms

in the money

Questions

What does out of the money mean?: Of an option, yielding a loss if exercised.

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