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owe
[ oh ]
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
On Monday, party spokesperson Lisa Smart said MPs "owe it to" victims to not just "offer words of support, but to deliver justice and bring offenders to account".
This is "owing to a combination of their complex modern materials, lack of a traditional coating layer, and intensity of flat colour fields, which make even the smallest areas of damage instantly perceptible," she said.
I understand that when I sell, I will owe capital gains tax because it is no longer my primary residence.
“I owe my performance today to my teammates,” he said.
There are certain duties that you owe when you are managing a company that someone else owns, but it's nothing like the ideology taught to us post-Milton Friedman.
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