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[oh] Pronunciation Key verb, owed, ow·ing.
[oh] Pronunciation Key verb, owed, ow·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 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. | Obsolete. to possess; own. |
| 6. | to be in debt: Neither lend nor owe. Who owes for the antipasto? |
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| owe
(ō) Pronunciation Key
v. owed, ow·ing, owes v. tr.
v. intr. To be in debt: She still owes for the car. [Middle English owen, from Old English āgan, to possess; see aik- in Indo-European roots.] |
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