out-of-pocket adjective

1. out-of-pocket expenses/costs/expenditure/spending small business expenses that you pay yourself, with your employer paying you back later
   • ● On business trips she has some travel and other out-of-pocket expenses.
   see also in/out of pocket
2. (North American English, informal) out of the office; not able to be reached
   • ● I'm out-of-pocket until next week.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲

be out of pocket
to have less money than you should have

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

out of one's pocket
adv. phr. Having sustained a financial loss; poorer by a said amount.
The show was so bad that, besides having a lousy time, I was also $35 out of my pocket.

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