Synonyms for owe
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. owe

   Synonyms:
   borrow, hypothecate, attribute

   Antonyms:
   requite, repay, liquidate, defray

Princeton's WordNet

1. oweverb

   be obliged to pay or repay

2. oweverb

   be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense

   "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"

3. oweverb

   be in debt

   "She owes me $200"; "I still owe for the car"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"

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1. debt

   something, typically money, that is owed or due.

   i am not in debt anymore!

   Submitted by JP03 on October 27, 2014  

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1. oweverb

   Synonyms:
   be indebted to, be bound to pay

2. oweverb

   Synonyms:
   be obliged to ascribe to, be obliged for, have to attribute to

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1. List of paraphrases for "owe":

   gotta, must

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How to use owe in a sentence?

1. John Coates:

   We owe it to the people of Tokyo to make sure they are fully briefed.

2. Elvin Taylor:

   We owe it to them.

3. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance:

   To the survivors : I owe and we owe an immense debt of courage to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.

4. Bill Clinton:

   We owe the people that sacrificed their lives here.

5. Christopher Irons:

   Being a public company is a privilege and if you are going to take the good of being a public company, you owe it to the public to answer their questions.