IOU
noun
1
: a paper that has on it the letters IOU, a stated sum, and a signature and that is given as an acknowledgment of debt
2
: debt, obligation
Examples of IOU in a Sentence
I don't have any cash, so I'll have to give you an IOU.
Recent Examples on the Web
The two had hit it off while working together on the set of his discovery+ series Celebrity IOU: Joyride earlier that year.
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Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Another watershed moment for the energy industry came in the 1990s with the Energy Policy Act of 1992, in which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorized IPPs to have equal access to the IOU’s transmission grid.
—Greg Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
She was previously married to her former Flip or Flop co-star Tarek El Moussa and Celebrity IOU: Joyride host Ant Anstead.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
The designer shares Brayden and Taylor with her first husband and Flip or Flop costar, Tarek El Moussa, and Hudson with her second husband, Celebrity IOU: Joyride host Ant Anstead.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
Last month, the Celebrity IOU: Joyride host shared an adorable reaction to the movie poster for Zellweger’s upcoming film, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
She was previously married to her former Flip or Flop co-star Tarek for seven years and Celebrity IOU: Joyride host Ant Anstead for two.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
She was previously married to her former Flip or Flop co-star Tarek El Moussa for seven years and Celebrity IOU: Joyride host Ant Anstead for two.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
The best shows to stream on Discovery+ Christina shares two kids with her first ex-husband and former Flip or Flop costar, Tarek El Moussa, and one child with her second ex-husband, Celebrity IOU: Joyride star Ant Anstead.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 17 July 2024
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Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Another watershed moment for the energy industry came in the 1990s with the Energy Policy Act of 1992, in which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorized IPPs to have equal access to the IOU’s transmission grid.
—Greg Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
She was previously married to her former Flip or Flop co-star Tarek El Moussa and Celebrity IOU: Joyride host Ant Anstead.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
The designer shares Brayden and Taylor with her first husband and Flip or Flop costar, Tarek El Moussa, and Hudson with her second husband, Celebrity IOU: Joyride host Ant Anstead.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
Last month, the Celebrity IOU: Joyride host shared an adorable reaction to the movie poster for Zellweger’s upcoming film, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
She was previously married to her former Flip or Flop co-star Tarek for seven years and Celebrity IOU: Joyride host Ant Anstead for two.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
She was previously married to her former Flip or Flop co-star Tarek El Moussa for seven years and Celebrity IOU: Joyride host Ant Anstead for two.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
The best shows to stream on Discovery+ Christina shares two kids with her first ex-husband and former Flip or Flop costar, Tarek El Moussa, and one child with her second ex-husband, Celebrity IOU: Joyride star Ant Anstead.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 17 July 2024
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“IOU.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/IOU. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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IOU
noun
: a paper that has on it the letters IOU, a stated sum, and a signature and that is given to acknowledge a debt
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