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owe
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owe v. to have a legal duty to pay funds to another. However, to owe does not make the amount "payable" if the date for payment has not yet arrived. (See: debt, due, payable)


owe verb be beholden, be bound, be due, be in debt, be indebted, be liable, be obligated, be under obligation, contract a debt, debere, have a loan, have an obligation, incur a debt
Associated concepts: debt owed, debtor-creditor laws, legally owed, taxes owed
See also: overdraw


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Generally, a husband and wife owe one another duties of mutual respect, fidelity and support.
It is to her, perhaps, that we owe one the book's major contributions: its emphasis on organization of the entertainment process.
``I definitely feel like I owe one to the team,'' Richard said.
 
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