out-of-pocket

out-of-pocket
/owt"euhv pok"it/, adj.
1. paid out or owed in cash; necessitating an expenditure of cash: The out-of-pocket expenses include cab fares.
2. without funds or assets: an out-of-pocket student who stayed with us.
[1880-85]

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