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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

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out of pocket

Thompson spent months asking for clarity about the added charges—and disputing some—and eventually wound up paying about $6,000 out of pocket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Whether they choose to buy a home or rent a house, the understanding is that they will be paying for it entirely out of pocket.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

A BBC investigation can now shine more light on the scale of money owed, uncovering evidence that tenants and landlords are between them out of pocket by hundreds of thousands of pounds.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

If there is still disruption, I may have to get a taxi to Worcester, which will leave me even more out of pocket.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 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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