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Sundarnaz Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is it correct

Are you out of pocket?
  

Top answer

Yes.

  • Yes.
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I assume you know what it means.
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I think have you any money. am I right?
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sundarnazI think have you any money. am I right?
No!
  • out of pock·et


    Adjective
    1. Of, pertaining to, or requiring a cash expenditure: "out of pocket expenses".
    2. Suffering from a financial loss: "even after our payment, he is still out of pocket".

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I don't know what it means! Emotion: sad
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eg Tom is out of pocket. He has paid for something (with money out of his own pocket) that someone or some organization should have paid for. He will be reimbursed in normal cases.
eg A salesman pays with his own money for a client's lunch. He is out of pocket. He then submits an expense claim to his company, and they pay him ba
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That's what I would have guessed -- but isn't there some similar expression that means "he's unavailable; we don't know where to find him"?
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Can't think of one.

Clive
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Well Urban Dictionary seems to know about it, but says (in Definition 1) it's "a new business catchphrase" but is incorrect. Then (in definition 2) it says "old businessmen" use it that way. (Bolding is my own)

1.out of pocket

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