out-of-pocket

• Aus eigener Tasche bezahlt, also aus eigenen Mitteln statt von der Versicherung oder dem Arbeitgeber erstattet; umgangssprachlich auch für jemanden, der nicht erreichbar oder nicht verfügbar ist.

An adjective used in American English to describe expenses paid directly from one's own funds, or informally to describe someone who is unavailable or unreachable.

1. Requiring cash paymentB2formal

   Describing an expense that must be paid directly with one's own money, rather than through insurance or credit.

   Aus eigener Tasche

   • The procedure had a high out-of-pocket cost.
   • He had to cover the out-of-pocket expenses for the repair.
   • The insurance plan has a low out-of-pocket maximum.

   Synonymecash