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Showing words for OWED using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Owed
[1] to be under obligation to pay or repay: to owe money to the bank; to owe the bank interest on a mortgage.
[2] to be in debt to: He says he doesn't owe anybody.
[3] to be indebted (to) as the cause or source of: to owe one's fame to good fortune.
[4] to have or bear (a feeling or attitude) toward someone or something: to owe gratitude to one's rescuers.
[5] Obsolete . to possess; own.
[6] to be in debt: Neither lend nor owe. Who owes for the antipasto?
[7] to be under an obligation to pay (someone) to the amount of
[8] (intr) to be in debt he still owes for his house
[9] (often foll by to) to have as a result (of) he owes his success to chance
[10] to feel the need or obligation to do, give, etc to owe somebody thanks ; to owe it to oneself to rest
[11] to hold or maintain in the mind or heart (esp in the phrase owe a grudge )
Words related to Owed
oweunpaid, unsettled, payable, overdue, expected, scheduled, owing, mature, chargeable, IOU, outstanding, receivable, unsatisfied, collectible, unliquidated
Words nearby Owed
oweovulocyclic, ovulum, ovum, ow, owatonna, owe, owelty, owen, owen gun, owen sound, owen stanley
Origin of Owed
before 900; Middle English owen to possess, be under obligation, have to pay; Old English āgan to possess; cognate with Old High German eigan, Old Norse eiga. See own, ought1
Words that may be confused with Owed
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, oweO, oh, owe, ode, owed
Word origin for Owed
Old English āgan to have (C12: to have to); related to Old Saxon ēgan, Old High German eigan
Synonyms for Owed
overdue, payable, unpaid, unsettled, expected, mature, owing, scheduled, IOU, chargeable, collectible, in arrears, not met, outstanding, receivable, to be paid, unliquidated, unsatisfied