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out of pocket
pock·et P0392700 (pŏk′ĭt)n.1. A small baglike attachment forming part of a garment and used to carry small articles, as a flat pouch sewn inside a pair of pants or a piece of material sewn on its sides and bottom to the outside of a shirt.2. A small sack or bag.3. A receptacle, cavity, or opening.4. Financial means; money supply: The cost of the trip must come out of your own pocket.5. a. A small cavity in the earth, especially one containing ore.b. A small body or accumulation of ore.6. A pouch in an animal body, such as the cheek pouch of a rodent or the abdominal pouch of a marsupial.7. Games One of the pouchlike receptacles at the corners and sides of a billiard or pool table.8. Sports The webbing attached to the head of a lacrosse stick, in which the ball is caught and held.9. Baseball The deepest part of a baseball glove, just below the web, where the ball is normally caught.10. Sports A racing position in which a contestant has no room to pass a group of contestants immediately to his or her front or side.11. a. A small, isolated, or protected area or group: pockets of dissatisfied voters.b. Football The area a few yards behind the line of scrimmage that blockers attempt to keep clear so that the quarterback can pass the ball.12. An air pocket.13. A bin for storing ore, grain, or other materials.adj.1. Suitable for or capable of being carried in one's pocket: a pocket handkerchief; a pocket edition of a dictionary.2. Small; miniature: a pocket backyard; a pocket museum.3. Designating the two cards that are dealt to a player face down in Texas hold'em: was holding pocket eights.tr.v. pock·et·ed, pock·et·ing, pock·ets 1. To place in a pocket: pocketed her key.2. To take possession of for oneself, especially dishonestly: pocketed the receipts from the charity dance.3. a. To accept or tolerate (an insult, for example).b. To conceal or suppress: I pocketed my pride and asked for a raise.4. To prevent (a bill) from becoming law by failing to sign until the adjournment of the legislature.5. Sports To hem in (a competitor) in a race.6. Games To hit (a ball) into a pocket of a pool or billiard table.Idioms: in (one's) pocket In one's power, influence, or possession: The defendant had the jury in his pocket. in pocket1. Having funds.2. Having gained or retained funds of a specified amount: was a hundred dollars in pocket after a day at the races. out of pocket1. Out of one's own resources: fees paid out of pocket.2. Without funds or assets: a traveler who was caught out of pocket.3. In a state of having experienced a loss, especially a financial one.
[Middle English, pouch, small bag, from Anglo-Norman pokete, diminutive of Old North French poke, bag, of Germanic origin.]
pock′et·a·ble adj.pock′et·less adj.out of pocket adj (out-of-pocket when prenominal) 1. (postpositive) having lost money, as in a commercial enterprise2. without money to spend3. (prenominal) (of expenses) unbudgeted and paid for in cash
out of pocket
out of pocket1. Of something paid for, with one's own, personal money. Hyphenated if used before a noun. The company is making me pay for all this equipment out of pocket! You'll have to pay for the plane tickets out of pocket, but you'll be reimbursed after you arrive. The out-of-pocket costs for these medical examinations are really straining my bank account. I hope my insurance reimburses me for some of them.2. Lacking the adequate amount of money; poor or impoverished; having suffered a financial loss. Hyphenated if used before a noun. I get paid next week, so can we go out to dinner then? I'm just a bit out of pocket right now. The CEO drained the company's accounts and fled the country with the money, leaving behind out-of-pocket clients and investors.3. Unavailable; away from one's desk or phone; not able to be contacted. Janet is out of pocket right now, but I can give her a message.See also: of, out, pocketout of pocket1. Lacking money; also, having suffered a financial loss, as in We can't go; I'm out of pocket right now. William Congreve had it in The Old Bachelor (1693): "But egad, I'm a little out of pocket at present." [Late 1600s] 2. Referring to actual money spent, as in I had to pay the hotel bill out of pocket, but I know I'll be reimbursed. This expression sometimes occurs as a hyphenated adjective mainly in the phrase out-of-pocket expenses, as in My out-of-pocket expenses for business travel amounted to more than a thousand dollars. [Late 1800s] See also: of, out, pocketout of pocket COMMON If you are out of pocket after an event or an activity, you have less money than you should have. The promoter claims he was left £36,000 out of pocket after the concert. As he'd been paid half his fee in advance he should not have been out of pocket. Note: You can use out-of-pocket before a noun to describe someone who is in this situation. There is likely to be a court battle between the company and out-of-pocket shareholders.See also: of, out, pocketout-of-pocket COMMON Out-of-pocket expenses are costs connected with work that people pay themselves at first but are usually paid back to them later. I charge twenty dollars an hour plus out-of-pocket expenses. Note: If you pay out of pocket, you pay for something yourself and claim the money back later. As long as people have to pay out of pocket to see a physician, many people will not get the necessary care.out of pocket having lost money in a transaction.See also: of, out, pocketout of pocket1. mod. out from under someone’s control; not manageable. The guy is wild. Completely out of pocket. 2. mod. [of expenses] small, incidental, not charged on a credit card. I was not able to get my out of pocket expenses reimbursed. 3. mod. out of the office; away from one’s desk; unavailable. (Alluding to a pager or cell phone being out of the user’s pocket, making the user unavailable.) Sorry. I was out of pocket when you called. See also: of, out, pocket out of pocket1. Out of one's own resources: fees paid out of pocket.2. Without funds or assets: a traveler who was caught out of pocket.3. In a state of having experienced a loss, especially a financial one.See also: of, out, pocketAcronymsSeeOOP |