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owe
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verb (used with object)
to be under obligation to pay or repay.
to owe money to the bank; to owe the bank interest on a mortgage.
to be in debt to.
He says he doesn't owe anybody.
to be indebted (to) as the cause or source of.
to owe one's fame to good fortune.
to have or bear (a feeling or attitude) toward someone or something.
to owe gratitude to one's rescuers.
Obsolete.to possess; own.
verb (used without object)
to be in debt.
Neither lend nor owe. Who owes for the antipasto?
owe
/ əʊ /
verb
to be under an obligation to pay (someone) to the amount of
(intr) to be in debt
he still owes for his house
(often foll by to) to have as a result (of)
he owes his success to chance
to feel the need or obligation to do, give, etc
to owe somebody thanks
to owe it to oneself to rest
to hold or maintain in the mind or heart (esp in the phrase owe a grudge )
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of owe1
Example Sentences
Years of using Bill Plaschke’s notoriously incorrect Super Bowl predictions for betting guidance has led me to believe that Bill owes me, as well as his many devoted readers, a significant debt.
“No one should be left in uncertainty, forced to fight for what they are owed, or face endless delays that often lead consumers to give up.”
Nearly 43 million Americans owe a combined $1.6 trillion in student debt, according to figures from the U.S.
But the Conservatives criticised the lack of support for a new M4 relief road, while Plaid Cymru said the cash was "merely a drop in the ocean compared to the billions Wales is owed".
“The Burkean response — a representative ‘owes you not his industry only but his judgement, and he betrays you if he sacrifices it to your opinion’ — has some merit.
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