OWE definition: 1. to need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange…. Learn more.

OWE meaning: 1. to need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange…. Learn more.

OWE翻译：负债, 欠（债）;欠（账）;该偿还, 作为结果, 把…归功（于）;把…归因（于）。

The meaning of OWE is to be under obligation to pay or repay in return for something received : be indebted in the sum of. How to use owe in a sentence.

How much do I owe you for the groceries? 买这些杂货我得给你多少钱？ (figurative)I'm still owed three days' leave. 还欠我三天假呢。 I owe a debt of gratitude to all my family. 我很感激我的全家人。 You owe it to your staff to be honest with them. 与下属坦诚相待，这是你对他们应有的态度。 You owe me a favour! 你还欠我个人情哪！ Thanks for sticking up for me─I owe you one (= I owe you a favour) . 谢谢你支持我——我欠你一个情。

Definition of owe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English owe /əʊ $ oʊ/ S2 W3 verb [transitive] 1 money to need to pay someone for something that they have done for you or sold to you, or to need to give someone back money that they have lent you → borrow, lend owe somebody money/£10 etc I owe my brother $50. owe somebody for something I still owe you...

to owe money to the bank; to owe the bank interest on a mortgage. He says he doesn't owe anybody. to owe one's fame to good fortune. to owe gratitude to one's rescuers. Obsolete. to …

When you talk about owing, it has to do with what someone deserves from someone else. If you borrow library books, you owe them to the library after a few weeks. When you take out a loan, …