out of pocket

See also: out-of-pocket

English edit

(idiomatic) Lacking funds, or suffering a financial loss; broke.
- 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 17:
  A local doctor had bought one canvas and but for that lucky chance he would have been out of pocket.
After three races he was £10 out of pocket.
(idiomatic, of a person) Not available; unable to be reached.
- 2006, Lauren Dane, Sudden Desire, page 20:
  Like a coward, he called his agent's work number and left a voicemail that he'd be out of pocket for several days but would try to check his messages here and there.
- 2011, Boyd Morrison, chapter 4, in The Catalyst:
  Sir, Senders is still in Yosemite camping with his family. He'll be out of pocket until tomorrow night.
- 2012, Vicki Hinze, Acts of Honor, page 196:
  I'm going to be out of pocket for a while. Doing some...training.
(idiomatic) Wild or inappropriate; unexpected.^[1]

Of or pertaining to the spending of cash rather than using credit.
I had lots of out-of-pocket expenses.
(slang) Shocking and unexpected or inappropriate.
- 2020 April 14, Chris (@notchr15), Twitter‎^[1]:
  A thread of the most hilarious outta pocket tweets. Feel free to add on

Synonym of out of one's own pocket.
pay out of pocket for medication
- 2015 September 16, Andy Marra, “Many trans people still are denied healthcare because of their identity”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:
  Over a decade ago I came out as a transgender woman and began to navigate my transition. That’s when I was confronted by the harsh fact that transition-related healthcare was often not covered by insurance and instead largely paid for out of pocket.