IOU

Example Sentences

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By deferring money, employees are essentially accepting an i.o.u. from their employer.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2017

To bolster the credibility of Tapioca View’s i.o.u., footnotes on financial filings show, Cape Verity I then issued a $499 million note of its own, and gave it to Tapioca View.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2015

In Alpine County, south of Lake Tahoe, there is one outstanding i.o.u. in the county of 1,180 full-time residents.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2010

Ms. Knorr thought perhaps the Alpine i.o.u. might have been thrown away by one of the county’s many retirees or just a citizen skeptical that anything good could have been coming from the government.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2010

Over a Bottle of Claret you'll give me leave to declare it, that I've fairly put the Vowels upon the good Folks at Newgate, i.o.u.

From The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard Containing a Particular Account of His Many Robberies and Escapes by Defoe, Daniel