owe
verb
be obliged to pay or repay
be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
“This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory”
be in debt
“She owes me $200”
“I still owe for the car”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
Owe meaning
What does “owe” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.
“owe” is a verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: be obliged to pay or repay.