iou

1. 1.

   an informal debt instrument; representing `I owe you'

   Broadernote

Other forms of iou

plural

ious·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about iou

What does iou mean?

iou means "an informal debt instrument; representing `I owe you'".

How many syllables are in iou?

iou has 3 syllables: i-o-u. The stress falls on "u". In IPA it is /ˌaɪˌoʊˈju/.

Is iou a common word?