IOU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does IOU mean? 

• IOU (noun)
  The noun IOU has 1 sense:

1. an informal debt instrument; representing 'I owe you'

  Familiarity information: IOU used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IOU (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An informal debt instrument; representing 'I owe you'

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("IOU" is a kind of...):

note; note of hand; promissory note (a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time)