| query | If you owe money to someone, they have lent it to you and you have not yet paid it back . You can also say that the money is o____ .If you owe money to someone, they have lent it to you and you have not yet paid it back . You can also say that the money is owing . The company owes money to more than 60 banks. Blake already owed him nearly £50. I'm broke, Livy, and I owe a couple of million dollars. He could take what was owing for the rent. |
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| word | owe |
| full-definition | verb If you owe money to someone, they have lent it to you and you have not yet paid it back . You can also say that the money is owing . The company owes money to more than 60 banks. Blake already owed him nearly £50. I'm broke, Livy, and I owe a couple of million dollars. He could take what was owing for the rent. If someone or something owes a particular quality or their success to a person or thing, they only have it because of that person or thing. I always suspected she owed her first job to her friendship with Roger. He owed his survival to his strength as a swimmer. The fruit owes its extraordinary aroma to a mixture of three main chemicals. The city essentially owes its fame and beauty to the Moors who transformed it into the Muslim capital of Spain. I owe him my life. If you say that you owe a great deal to someone or something, you mean that they have helped you or influenced you a lot, and you feel very grateful to them. As a professional composer, I owe much to Radio 3. He's been fantastic. I owe him a lot. If you say that something owes a great deal to a person or thing, you mean that it exists, is successful, or has its particular form mainly because of them. She is the first to admit that her career path owes a lot to good fortune. Mrs Allen's style of cooking owes much to her mother-in-law. If you say that you owe someone gratitude, respect, or loyalty, you mean that they deserve it from you. Perhaps we owe these people more respect. I owe you an apology. You must have found my attitude very annoying. I owe a big debt of gratitude to her. If you say that you owe it to someone to do something, you mean that you should do that thing because they deserve it. I can't go. I owe it to him to stay. You owe it to yourself to get some professional help. Of course she would have to send a letter; she owed it to the family. |
| inflections | owesowingowed |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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