Definition of owes Owes

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Verb owes, owing, owed
owe - be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "I still owe for the car"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
		mortgage put up as security or collateral
owe - be obliged to pay or repay
		chalk up, run up accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"
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?"

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owe (Verb)
To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
owe (Verb)
To have debt, to be in debt.

owe (v.)
To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.
owe (v.)
To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victory to his lieutenants.
owe (v.)
Hence: To have or be under an obigation to restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate.
owe (v.)
To have an obligation to (some one) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to iwe the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.

owe
To be required to give.
owe
To be bound to give or recognize something.
owe
To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone; to have debt.

owe
ō, v.t. to possess or to be the owner of: to have what belongs to another: to be bound to pay: to be obliged for.—v.i. to be in debt.—Be owing, to be due or ascribed (to). [A.S. ágan, pres. indic. áh, pret. áhte, pa.p. ágen; Ice. eiga, Old High Ger. eigan, to possess.]