Definition of Owe

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Definition of Owe

Owe

To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.

To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victory to his lieutenants.

Hence: To have or be under an obigation to restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate.

To have an obligation to (some one) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to iwe the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.

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Owe Quotations

Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.
Mother Teresa

I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.
Marilyn Monroe

All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother.
Abraham Lincoln

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
Abraham Lincoln

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.
George Washington

Executives owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate nonperforming individuals in important jobs.
Peter Drucker

Just because you like my stuff doesn't mean I owe you anything.
Bob Dylan

Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven.
Lao Tzu

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
Voltaire

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.
Charles Spurgeon

Owe Translations

owe in Afrikaans is skuld
owe in Danish is skylde
owe in Dutch is schuldig zijn, in de schuld staan
owe in Finnish is olla velkaa
owe in French is dois, devez
owe in German is schulden, schulde, schulden
owe in Italian is debitare
owe in Portuguese is deva
owe in Spanish is adeudar
owe in Swedish is vara skyldig

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