owe

/əʊ/

verb 3

Collocations

ADJ.

all, great, modern, young

VERB + OWE

forget, going, pay, said

OWE + NOUN

apology, bucks, discovery, dollars, kevin, life, lot, mr

verb

To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.

We owe it to our children to make our nation a better place to live in the future.

I owe Kevin five bucks which he lent to me last week.

To have debt; to be in debt.

To have as a cause; used with to.

The record owes its success to the outstanding guitar solos.

Asking how much money is to be paid for products or services.

We owe it to our children to make our nation a better place to live in the future.

Wiktionary

I owe Kevin five bucks which he lent to me last week.

Wiktionary

This time I'll cover for you, but now you owe me a favour.

Wiktionary

You owe me an apology for that.

Tatoeba · #16598

I owe you ten dollars.

Tatoeba · #17572

If I had money, I would pay what I owe you. As it is, I can't pay.

Tatoeba · #18636

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