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owe

verb

be in debt

Quick reference

Word Facts

Word length
3
Starts with
O
Ends with
E
Contains
W
Scrabble score
6
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

əʊ

Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. be in debt

    “She owes me $200”

verb

  1. be obliged to pay or repay

verb

  1. be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense

    “This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory”

In context

Example Sentences

She owes me $200
I still owe for the car
The thesis owes much to his adviser
This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory
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