to owe
∞
1.0
Have to pay or give something to someone
- verb
- /oʊ/
:
deber
- You don't owe them your life.
- money owed
- debts owed
- taxes owed
A drug dealer would owe their upline money.
- A drug dealer would owe their upline money.
- So you don't owe him anything, all right?
- Ladies and gentlemen, I owe you a very big thank you.
- It was hard, and also it was hard because I thought they owed me loyalty.
- Dude, dude, we owe them trillions of dollars.
- It's some money that the bank owes to other people.
- So you owe me this in like a week.
- And look, I don't think you or Joe owe anyone an explanation.
- No, I do not think Taylor Swift owes me an apology for that song.
- It shows you what you owe, who owes you your cash flow.
- You know, if you told him that you owe him that.
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Examples
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You know you still owe me $5,000, right?
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I know I must owe you a huge apology.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I owe you a very big thank you.
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So you owe me this in like a week.
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In that case, you owe me another drink.
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I think you owe me an explanation.
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We figured we owed you a thanks for keeping our secret.
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You don't owe them a damn thing.
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We kind of owe Al Gore an apology.
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I owe you for helping me move last weekend.
Phrasal Verbs
How Settled
to clear
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- Specialized
154
6.0
to pay
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1.0
∞
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profit
∞
2.0
- Specialized
∞
2.0
to break even
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3.3
27
3.3
to owe
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1.0
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Owe comes from the old English verb āgan meaning 'to own' or 'to have'. Over time the idea turned so that owe came to mean you 'have to give' something to someone, which is why to owe money is to have an obligation to pay.