out of pocket

[out-uhv-pok-it] / ˈaʊt əvˈpɒk ɪt /

NOUN

expense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount budget charge consumption debt expenditure insurance investment liability loan loss mortgage obligation outlay payroll price price tag rate risk spending sum tariff value

STRONG

assessment bite debit decrement deprivation disbursement duty forfeit forfeiture outdo output overhead responsibility sacrifice surcharge toll upkeep worth

WEAK

bottom line

Antonyms

STRONGEST

asset

STRONG

irresponsibility

Example Sentences

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Pennsylvania doesn’t require insurers to cover fertility treatment, and the couple paid the remaining $45,000 out of pocket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Even so, he calculated, “Covered CA enrollees are paying 36% higher net premiums on average this year, along with a 17% average increase in out of pocket costs.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

For most of these products, consumers have to pay out of pocket.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

“The caregiver tax credits try to recognize the costs out of pocket that caregivers face,” Reilly said.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Added to the two pennies Maybeth and James had picked up earlier, Dicey figured that they were only twenty-one cents out of pocket for food.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

out of pocket

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