owe meaning

UK /əʊ/ US /oʊ/ 1 syllable

owe (verb): be obliged to pay or repay.

owe has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

owe as a verb

  1. be obliged to pay or repay

    Kinds: chalk up

  2. be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
    • This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory

    Type of: repose on

  3. be in debt
    • She owes me $200
    • I still owe for the car
    • The thesis owes much to his adviser

    Type of: be

    Kinds: mortgage

How to pronounce owe

owe is pronounced /əʊ/ in British English and /oʊ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with owe

Word lists: words starting with OW · words ending in WE · 3-letter words

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