out of pocket
From your wallet
Out of pocket has two distinct meanings.
Originally and still commonly, it describes expenses paid directly from personal funds: I was out of pocket three hundred dollars for the repairs.
More recently, especially in American slang, it means behaving inappropriately or outrageously—acting beyond acceptable bounds: He was out of pocket for saying that at dinner.
Not domesticated or controlled
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
- crazyMentally unhinged
- rudeOffensively ill-mannered
bold · shocking · disrespectful · extra · audacious · brazen · unacceptable · over the line
Payment for incurred expenses
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
- co-payInsured's fixed contribution
- costRequired payment amount
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
expenditure · outlay · receipt · invoice · disbursement · charge · fee · cash
Cannot be accessed
- incommunicadoWithout means of communication
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
offline · absent · inaccessible · silent · ghosting · MIA · uncontactable · away
wild
Not domesticated or controlled
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
- crazyMentally unhinged
rude · bold · shocking · disrespectful · extra · audacious · brazen · unacceptable · over the line · shameless
reimbursement
Payment for incurred expenses
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
- co-payInsured's fixed contribution
- costRequired payment amount
payment · expenditure · outlay · receipt · invoice · disbursement · charge · fee · cash · budget
unavailable
Cannot be accessed
- incommunicadoWithout means of communication
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
unresponsive · offline · absent · inaccessible · silent · ghosting · MIA · uncontactable · away · dark
- office jargonsynergy, circle back, touch base, deep dive, action item
- Australian HealthcareMedicare, GP, general practitioner, doctor, hospital
- healthcare systemshospital system, public hospitals, health plan, HMO, single payer
- health insurancepremium, deductible, copay, coverage, health insurance card
- healthcare problemsmedical errors, misdiagnosis, high costs, long waits, staffing shortages
- healthcare programsMedicare, Medicaid, CMS, beneficiary, beneficiaries
out of pocketreimbursed
Paid back for expenses
covered · paid for · expensed · compensated · paid back
out of pocketavailable
Ready to be used
reachable · accessible · on call · in touch · contactable
out of pocketin line
Waiting in sequence
appropriate · proper · respectful · well-behaved · on point
pocket, outs, outing, outward, outwardly, outer, outermost, pockets, pocketed