out of pocket
Appearance
See also: out-of-pocket
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- out-of-pocket (adjective only, in attributive position only)
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Adverb
[edit]- (idiomatic) Lacking funds, or suffering a financial loss; broke.
- After three races he was £10 out of pocket.
- (idiomatic, of a person) Not available; unable to be reached.
- 2006, Lauren Dane, Sudden Desire, page 20:
- 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.
- 2011, Boyd Morrison, chapter 4, in The Catalyst:
- Sir, Senders is still in Yosemite camping with his family. He'll be out of pocket until tomorrow night.
- 2012, Vicki Hinze, Acts of Honor, page 196:
- I'm going to be out of pocket for a while. Doing some...training.
- (idiomatic) Wild or inappropriate; unexpected.[1]
Adjective
[edit]- Of or pertaining to the spending of cash rather than using credit.
- I had lots of out-of-pocket expenses.
- (slang) Shocking and unexpected or inappropriate.
Prepositional phrase
[edit]- Synonym of out of one's own pocket.
- pay out of pocket for medication
- 2015 September 16, Andy Marra, “Many trans people still are denied healthcare because of their identity”, in The Guardian[2]:
- Over a decade ago I came out as a transgender woman and began to navigate my transition. That’s when I was confronted by the harsh fact that transition-related healthcare was often not covered by insurance and instead largely paid for out of pocket.