IOU (I owe you)
n. signed note acknowledging a debt | ||||
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I O U Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
I O U
A paper having on it these letters, with a sum named, and duly signed; -- in use in England as an acknowledgment of a debt, and taken as evidence thereof, but not amounting to a promissory note; a due bill.
A paper having on it these letters, with a sum named, and duly signed; -- in use in England as an acknowledgment of a debt, and taken as evidence thereof, but not amounting to a promissory note; a due bill.
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i \i\ (ī).
1. i, the ninth letter of the english alphabet, takes its form from the phœnician, through the latin and the greek. the phœnician letter was probably of egyptian origin. its original value was nearly the same as that of the italian i, or long e as in mete. etymologically i is most closely related to e, y, j, g; as in dint, dent, beverage, l. bibere; e. kin, as. cynn; e. thin, as. ?ynne; e. dominion, donjon, dungeon. in english i has two principal vowel sounds: the long sound, as in pīne, īce; and the short sound, as in p&ibreve;n. it has also three other sounds: (a) that of e in term, as in thirst. (b) that of e in mete (in words of foreign origin), as in machine, pique, regime. (c) that of consonant y (in many words in which it precedes another vowel), as in bunion, million, filial, christian, etc. it enters into several digraphs, as in fail, field, seize, feign. friend; and with o often forms a proper diphtong, as in oil, join, coin. see guide to pronunciation, §§ 98-106.
note: the dot which we place over the small or lower case i dates only from the 14th century. the sounds of i and j were originally represented by the same character, and even after the introduction of the form j into english dictionaries, words containing these letters were, till a comparatively recent time, classed together.
2. in our old authors, i was often used for ay (or aye), yes, which is pronounced nearly like it.
3. as a numeral, i stands for 1, ii for 2, etc.
i o u
i \i\ (ī).
1. i, the ninth letter of the english alphabet, takes its form from the phœnician, through the latin and the greek. the phœnician letter was probably of egyptian origin. its original value was nearly the same as that of the italian i, or long e as in mete. etymologically i is most closely related to e, y, j, g; as in dint, dent, beverage, l. bibere; e. kin, as. cynn; e. thin, as. ?ynne; e. dominion, donjon, dungeon. in english i has two principal vowel sounds: the long sound, as in pīne, īce; and the short sound, as in p&ibreve;n. it has also three other sounds: (a) that of e in term, as in thirst. (b) that of e in mete (in words of foreign origin), as in machine, pique, regime. (c) that of consonant y (in many words in which it precedes another vowel), as in bunion, million, filial, christian, etc. it enters into several digraphs, as in fail, field, seize, feign. friend; and with o often forms a proper diphtong, as in oil, join, coin. see guide to pronunciation, §§ 98-106.
note: the dot which we place over the small or lower case i dates only from the 14th century. the sounds of i and j were originally represented by the same character, and even after the introduction of the form j into english dictionaries, words containing these letters were, till a comparatively recent time, classed together.
2. in our old authors, i was often used for ay (or aye), yes, which is pronounced nearly like it.
3. as a numeral, i stands for 1, ii for 2, etc.
I O U Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| EIA Energy Glossary |
Investor-owned utility (IOU)
A privately-owned electric utility whose stock is publicly traded. It is rate regulated and authorized to achieve an allowed rate of return.
A privately-owned electric utility whose stock is publicly traded. It is rate regulated and authorized to achieve an allowed rate of return.
I O U Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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IOU
IOU is a 3-letter acronym that can mean:
- A note and acknowledgment of personal debt (from the phrase "I owe you" or "I owe unto") that is generally limited to casual usage between acquaintances.
- A band that three members of Westlife were once in
- The title of a song by the Canadian Indie Rock band Metric from the album Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
- Illuminati University, a campaign setting for the GURPS roleplaying game
- Investor-Owned Utility
- A cellular phone service provided by both Vodafone New Zealand and Vodafone Ireland. A customer can request an interim pay as you go credit of NZ$2 or €2 respectively, which is repaid when the credit is recharged.
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