IOU
Example Sentences
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Her contributions are a gift, not fulfillment of an I.O.U.
From Slate • Feb. 17, 2022
He bought homes for poor families and carried in his wallet a $1,500 I.O.U. from Ralph Guldahl, to whom Sam had staked a loan when Guldahl was struggling.
From Golf Digest • Jul. 8, 2019
Note to self: Find ad with pic of cheetah, for I.O.U. coupon.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 8, 2012
Mr. Hayward last week said BP could pay all or part of its dividend in "scrip," effectively an I.O.U. to shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2010
The boys closed at eighty cents and gave him an I.O.U. which he probably still has.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
