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owe


owe

O0000100 (ō)v. owed, ow·ing, owes v.tr.1. To be indebted to the amount of: He owes me five dollars.2. To have a moral or legal obligation to render or offer: I owe them an apology.3. To be in debt to: We owe the plumber for services rendered.4. To be indebted or obliged for: owed their riches to oil; owes her good health to diet and exercise.5. To bear (a certain feeling) toward a person or persons: You seem to owe your neighbors a grudge.6. Archaic To have as a possession; own.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.]

owe

(əʊ) vb (mainly tr) 1. to be under an obligation to pay (someone) to the amount of2. (intr) to be in debt: he still owes for his house. 3. (often foll by to) to have as a result (of): he owes his success to chance. 4. to feel the need or obligation to do, give, etc: to owe somebody thanks; to owe it to oneself to rest. 5. to hold or maintain in the mind or heart (esp in the phrase owe a grudge)[Old English āgan to have (C12: to have to); related to Old Saxon ēgan, Old High German eigan]

owe

(oʊ)

v. owed, ow•ing. v.t. 1. to be under obligation to pay or repay, or to render: I owe him a dollar. She owes me an apology. 2. to be in debt to. 3. to be indebted or beholden for: to owe one's fame to good fortune. 4. to have or bear (a feeling or attitude) toward someone or something. 5. Obs. to possess; own. v.i. 6. to be in debt. [before 900; Middle English owen to possess, be under obligation, have to pay, Old English āgan to possess, c. Old Frisian āga, Old High German eigan, Old Norse eiga. compare own, ought]

owe


Past participle: owed
Gerund: owing
Imperative
owe
owe
Present
I owe
you owe
he/she/it owes
we owe
you owe
they owe
Preterite
I owed
you owed
he/she/it owed
we owed
you owed
they owed
Present Continuous
I am owing
you are owing
he/she/it is owing
we are owing
you are owing
they are owing
Present Perfect
I have owed
you have owed
he/she/it has owed
we have owed
you have owed
they have owed
Past Continuous
I was owing
you were owing
he/she/it was owing
we were owing
you were owing
they were owing
Past Perfect
I had owed
you had owed
he/she/it had owed
we had owed
you had owed
they had owed
Future
I will owe
you will owe
he/she/it will owe
we will owe
you will owe
they will owe
Future Perfect
I will have owed
you will have owed
he/she/it will have owed
we will have owed
you will have owed
they will have owed
Future Continuous
I will be owing
you will be owing
he/she/it will be owing
we will be owing
you will be owing
they will be owing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been owing
you have been owing
he/she/it has been owing
we have been owing
you have been owing
they have been owing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been owing
you will have been owing
he/she/it will have been owing
we will have been owing
you will have been owing
they will have been owing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been owing
you had been owing
he/she/it had been owing
we had been owing
you had been owing
they had been owing
Conditional
I would owe
you would owe
he/she/it would owe
we would owe
you would owe
they would owe
Past Conditional
I would have owed
you would have owed
he/she/it would have owed
we would have owed
you would have owed
they would have owed
Thesaurus
Verb1.owe - be obliged to pay or repaychalk up, run up - accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"
2.owe - be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"build on, build upon, repose on, rest on - be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?"
3.owe - be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "I still owe for the car"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"mortgage - put up as security or collateralbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

owe

verb be in debt (to), be in arrears (to), be overdrawn (by), be beholden to, be under an obligation to, be obligated or indebted (to) He owes me over £100.
Translations
欠欠债

owe

(əu) verb to be in debt to. I owe (him) $10. 欠債 欠债ˈowing adjective still to be paid. There is some money still owing (to us). 未付的 未付的owing to because of. Owing to the rain, the football has been cancelled. 由於 由于
owing to is used to mean `because of': The shop is closed owing to (not due to) the manager's illness .
due to is used to mean `caused by': The accident was believed to be due to his negligence .

owe

欠zhCN
  • What do I owe you? → 我欠您多少钱?
  • You owe me ... → 您欠我...

owe


owe it to (someone or oneself) to (do something)

To have an obligation or duty to do something for the sake of someone or oneself. We owe it to our parents to look after them as they get older. You need to stop worrying about work—you owe it to yourself to enjoy the weekends with your family.See also: owe

pound of flesh

A debt or punishment, especially a cruel or unreasonable one, that is harshly insisted upon. An allusion to Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, in which the moneylender Shylock demands he be paid the pound of flesh promised as collateral for a loan. The victim of the incident, while only sustaining superficial injuries, is demanding his pound of flesh from the nightclub owner following the court ruling. Be very careful about taking out loans that you can't repay right away, or you will have collectors coming after you for a pound of flesh.See also: flesh, of, pound

owe (one) one

To be indebted to one for something they did. Thanks for not ratting me out to the boss about being late this morning—I owe you one! OK, you can borrow my car, but you owe me one!See also: one, owe

think the world owes (one) a living

To believe that one is entitled to financial wellbeing or a comfortable life without having to work for it. Our parents worked every day of their lives to give us a better, more comfortable life, so it isn't a complete surprise that kids of my generation grew up thinking the world owes them a living.See also: living, owe, think, world

owe (something) to (someone or something)

1. To be obliged to give or pay something back to someone or something else. I owe a new bike to David because I got his run over by a street cleaner. We owe about $1,500 to the bank for the loan we used to pay for our wedding.2. To attribute one's possession or acquisition of something to someone or something else. I truly owe my happiness to you—I love you so much. The country owes its wealth and global influence to the vast mineral reserves buried in its hills.See also: owe

owe (one) a debt of gratitude

To be extremely thankful or grateful to one for something one did. I owe my parents a debt of gratitude for all their support over the years. Without them, there's no way I could have gotten where I am today. She really went above and beyond to help me get set up in this city, so I owe her a huge debt of gratitude.See also: debt, gratitude, of, owe

owe a debt of gratitude to (someone)

To be extremely thankful or grateful to one for something one did. I owe a debt of gratitude to my parents for all their support over the years. Without them, there's no way I could have gotten where I am today. She really went above and beyond to help me get set up in this city, so I owe a huge debt of gratitude to her.See also: debt, gratitude, of, owe

I owe you one.

Inf. Thank you, now I owe you a favor.; I owe you something similar in return. Bob: I put the extra copy of the book on your desk. Sue: Thanks, I owe you one. Bill: Let me pay for your drink. Bob: Thanks a lot, I owe you one.See also: one, owe

owe someone a debt of gratitude

a large amount of thanks owed to someone who deserves gratitude. (Actually payment of the debt is owed.) We owe you a debt of gratitude for all you have done for us.See also: debt, gratitude, of, owe

owe something (to someone) (for something)

to be under obligation to pay or repay someone for something. I owe forty dollars to Ann for the dinner. I owe money for the gift to Ann. I still owe money for the gift. Do you still owe money to Ann?

*pound of flesh

Fig. a payment or punishment that involves suffering and sacrifice on the part of the person being punished. (*Typically: give someone ~; owe someone ~; pay someone ~; take ~.) He wants revenge. He won't be satisfied until he takes his pound of flesh.See also: flesh, of, pound

pound of flesh

A debt whose payment is harshly insisted on, as in The other members of the cartel all want their pound of flesh from Brazil. This expression alludes to the scene in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (4:1) where the moneylender Shylock demands the pound of flesh promised him in payment for a loan, and Portia responds that he may have it but without an ounce of blood (since blood was not promised). [c. 1600] See also: flesh, of, pound

think something/someone owes you a living

If someone thinks someone or something owes them a living, they think that person or thing should give them the money they need to live. Nobody owes you a living — you need to work hard for yourself. He was given everything, and grew up thinking the world owes him a living.See also: living, owe, someone, something, think

owe someone one

INFORMALIf you owe someone one, you feel very grateful to them for something they have done for you. `I've got the engine going again.' `Thanks, mate — I owe you one!'See also: one, owe, someone

owe someone one

feel indebted to someone. informal 1990 Paul Auster The Music of Chance ‘I guess I owe you one,’ Floyd said, patting Nashe's back in an awkward show of gratitude. See also: one, owe, someone

someone or something owes you a living

used to express disapproval of someone who expects to receive financial support or other benefits without doing any work.See also: living, owe, someone, something

(think) the world ˌowes you a ˈliving

(disapproving) (think that) society is responsible for doing everything for you and you should not have to make any effort yourself: Why don’t you go out and get a job? The world doesn’t owe you a living, you know.See also: living, owe, world

owe to

v.1. To be in debt by some amount to someone: I owe $100 to my brother.2. To have something because of something or someone else: The family owed its wealth to oil. I owe my rosy complexion to my mother.See also: owe

owe


owe

v. to have a legal duty to pay funds to another. However, to owe does not make the amount "payable" if the date for payment has not yet arrived. (See: debt, due, payable)

Owe


Owe

To be required to repay money or another asset to an individual, company, or other organization. One owes a debt after one has borrowed money or another asset. In business and government, debt is often owed in the form of bonds, which are securities entitling the bearer to repayment at the appropriate time(s). Occasionally, especially for personal loans, debt is owed without interest or other compensation; one simply owes what was lent. This is exceedingly rare in business and a debtor almost always owes a creditor a certain amount of interest, representing the time value of money.

OWE


AcronymDefinition
OWEOne Way Encryption
OWEOffshore Wind Energy
OWEOhio Work Education (Ohio high school student program)
OWEOrder of the White Eagle
OWEOverwing Exit (airlines)
OWEOrder of the Wandering Eye
OWEOutput Weight Enumerator
OWEOCLC WebExpress

owe


  • verb

Synonyms for owe

verb be in debt (to)

Synonyms

  • be in debt (to)
  • be in arrears (to)
  • be overdrawn (by)
  • be beholden to
  • be under an obligation to
  • be obligated or indebted (to)

Words related to owe

verb be obliged to pay or repay

Related Words

  • chalk up
  • run up

verb be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense

Related Words

  • build on
  • build upon
  • repose on
  • rest on

verb be in debt

Related Words

  • mortgage
  • be
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