Owe (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), owed, ow·ing.
  1. to be under obligation to pay or repay: to owe money to the bank; to owe the bank interest on a mortgage.
  2. to be in debt to: He says he doesn't owe anybody.
  3. to be indebted (to) as the cause or source of: to owe one's fame to good fortune.
  4. to have or bear (a feeling or attitude) toward someone or something: to owe gratitude to one's rescuers.
  5. to possess; own.
verb (used without object), owed, ow·ing.
  1. to be in debt: Neither lend nor owe. Who owes for the antipasto?
verb (mainly tr)
  1. to be under an obligation to pay (someone) to the amount of
  2. to be in debt
  3. to have as a result (of)
  4. to feel the need or obligation to do, give, etc
  5. to hold or maintain in the mind or heart (esp in the phrase owe a grudge)
Owe (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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