OUT-OF-POCKET Definition & Meaning

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out-of-pocket

[ out-uhv-pok-it ]

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adjective

paid out in cash or from one's own financial resources and sometimes reimbursed:
My out-of-pocket travel expenses included taking business clients to dinner.
without funds or assets:
an out-of-pocket student who stayed with us.

out of pocket

adjective

postpositive having lost money, as in a commercial enterprise
without money to spend
prenominal (of expenses) unbudgeted and paid for in cash

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of out-of-pocket¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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I think a lot of people in Congress have lost touch with what that means because they haven't had to worry about out-of-pocket medical costs.

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All of the deposits were reimbursements for his legitimate out-of-pocket expenses for the tournaments, Walker said.

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Walker said in an interview that the deposits were reimbursements for his legitimate out-of-pocket expenses for two golf tournaments that raised money for a disabled former firefighter.

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And a weak social safety net means savings have become especially crucial in case of unexpected out-of-pocket expenses.

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The other 20% comes through private insurance schemes or out-of-pocket costs.

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