out-of-pocket

• Adjectif utilisé en anglais américain pour décrire des dépenses payées directement de ses propres fonds, ou, de manière informelle, pour décrire une personne qui est indisponible ou injoignable.

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.

   à la charge du patient

   • 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.

   Synonymescash