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How do you use Iou in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like note, plus the exact meaning.

Rare word

Iou in a sentence

Related words

Iou | Ious | Ioudaioi | Ioun

Iou meaning

I owe you.

Synonyms of Iou

note promissory note note of hand

Related words

Other words often associated with Iou or its synonyms:

billet observe aura line bill tone air atmosphere

Using Iou

  • The main meaning on this page is: I owe you.
  • Useful related words include: note, promissory note, note of hand.
  • In the example corpus, iou often appears in combinations such as: an iou.

Context around Iou

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

saudi 1× wintery 1× vocative 1×

Often after:

gift 1× written 1× vote 1× votes 1×

Sentence patterns with Iou

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

18 of iou s outstanding 1× a wintery iou written on 1× holding an iou 1× honor their iou votes because 1× instrument or iou to borrow 1× latin vocative iou and pater 1× legislator an iou vote for 1× off an iou the day 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and ruby could 1× as such nakula 1× he will promise 1× hundis are used 1× legislators who logroll 1× romanae 111 name 1×

Common sentence endings:

act or bill 1× arabia was unhappy 1× holding an iou 1× in trade transactions 1× lee harvey oswald 1× nominative case ious 1×

Words around Iou

Just before it in the word index:

iots 4 iotf 2 iotex 5 iota 73 iot 354 iosp 3

Just after it in the word index:

ioudaioi 4 ioun 2 ious 11 iov 5 iovance 8 iove 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Iou

  • In this selection, "iou" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, saudi, wintery, vocative, gift, written and vote stand out and add context to how "iou" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 18 of iou s outstanding and a wintery iou written on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "iou" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with iou

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Your legal status becomes that of an unsecured creditor holding an IOU. (12 words)

The most important thing about this type of IOU gift is being sure to follow through. (16 words)

And Ruby could well have been paying off an IOU the day he was used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Legislators who logroll within a small body, for example, the U.S. House or Senate, have incentive to honor their IOU votes because they cannot have their reputations tainted if they wish to be effective politicians (Holcombe 2006 ). (38 words)

Hundis are used as a form of remittance instrument to transfer money from place to place, as a form of credit instrument or IOU to borrow money and as a bill of exchange in trade transactions. (36 words)

Romanae 111. Name and epithets The Latin name Iuppiter originated as a vocative compound of the Old Latin vocative *Iou and pater ("father") and came to replace the Old Latin nominative case *Ious. (33 words)

Example sentences (11)

When Saddam invaded Kuwait, cashing his US-Saudi IOU for sacrificing half million Iraqi Sunnis-Shia to kill a half million Shia Iranians, Saudi Arabia was unhappy.

The defendant vowed to “shoot her in the face” after Calhoun informed him of her inability to make good on the IOU, according to the prosecution’s trial brief.

The most important thing about this type of IOU gift is being sure to follow through.

Your legal status becomes that of an unsecured creditor holding an IOU.

As such, Nakula acquired approximately 4.18% of IOU's outstanding Common Shares, calculated on a partially diluted basis assuming the full conversion of the Debentures only.

One of the tablets is the oldest financial document we have, a wintery IOU, written on a January day in 57 CE, from someone called Tibullus, to someone called Gratus.

And Ruby could well have been paying off an IOU the day he was used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald.

He will promise a fellow legislator an IOU vote for another piece of legislation in return for a vote on his own act or bill.

Hundis are used as a form of remittance instrument to transfer money from place to place, as a form of credit instrument or IOU to borrow money and as a bill of exchange in trade transactions.

Legislators who logroll within a small body, for example, the U.S. House or Senate, have incentive to honor their IOU votes because they cannot have their reputations tainted if they wish to be effective politicians (Holcombe 2006 ).

Romanae 111. Name and epithets The Latin name Iuppiter originated as a vocative compound of the Old Latin vocative *Iou and pater ("father") and came to replace the Old Latin nominative case *Ious.

Common combinations with iou

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • an iou 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "iou" in a sentence?
An example: "When Saddam invaded Kuwait, cashing his US-Saudi IOU for sacrificing half million Iraqi Sunnis-Shia to kill a half million Shia Iranians, Saudi Arabia was unhappy." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "iou" from authentic English texts.
What does "iou" mean?
Iou means: I owe you.
What are synonyms of "iou"?
Common synonyms of "iou" include: note, promissory note, note of hand.
How many example sentences with "iou" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "iou", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.