owe
owe
definition
verb
they have denied they owe money to the company
have an obligation to pay or repay (something, especially money) in return for something received.
example
I 'owe' you for the taxi
These men do low wage and often seasonal work, and 'owe' large sums of money which most could never hope to pay off.
champagne houses 'owe' their success to brand image
I 'owe' my life to you
I 'owe' it to him to explain what's happened
Over coffee the Queen asked him ‘To what do we 'owe' the unexpected honour of your visit?’
It is to each and every one of them, the known and the unknown, that we 'owe' our gratitude.
Thank you very kindly; if you care to drop me a line telling me who you are, it would be nice to know to whom I 'owe' my gratitude.
There was no tax due on the money, but I may 'owe' tax on the interest accrued.
I 'owe' you an apology
you 'owe' me £19.50 for the electricity bill
Brigget was nowhere to be found, so I helped myself to a mouth-wateringly good cherry tomato. Man, was it good! Brigget, I 'owe' you for a tomato. Okay, okay… I owe you for two tomatoes!
I 'owe' you 25 cents
they have denied they 'owe' money to the company
We 'owe' Debra an immeasurable debt of gratitude for blowing the whistle.
‘We have now repaid all our loans, and we 'owe' no money at all to anyone,’ says Robin.
If you 'owe' money, you should have received a request for payment telling you the required amount.
Although the man did 'owe' small sums of money, there is no evidence to suggest that he was heavily in debt.
My request is simple - I want to know what I am supposed to have received that I 'owe' money for.
He did not 'owe' any allegiance to Lyra; he could do as he wished.
We 'owe' deep gratitude to those nearby who did what they could without adequate resources.
I 'owe' you for the taxi
I 'owe' it to him to explain what's happened
If you collected unemployment benefits last year, you'll probably 'owe' taxes on the money.
So as much as anything, I think I 'owe' him the respect of leaving it alone if he doesn't want to talk about it.
There's no need to hold onto your tax return just because you 'owe' the government money.
they have denied they 'owe' money to the company
For many people, as I said, the respect we 'owe' nature is respect for God conceived as the divine creator.
Those defendants did 'owe' to the claimant a duty of care.
I 'owe' you an apology
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