Overview of verb owe

The verb owe has 3 senses

• owe -- (be obliged to pay or repay)


• owe -- (be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory")


• owe -- (be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "I still owe for the car"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser")

Overview of adj owing

The adj owing has 1 sense

• outstanding, owing, undischarged -- (owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts")