Associations to the word «Iou»

Wiktionary

IOU, noun. An informal written note promising to pay the stated sum.

Dictionary definition

IOU, noun. An informal debt instrument; representing `I owe you'.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats