British English : owe If you owe money to someone, they have lent it to you and you have not yet paid it back.The company owes money to more than 60 banks.əʊ VERB
verb (mainly transitive)
to be under an obligation to pay (someone) to the amount of
(intransitive) to be in debt ⇒ he still owes for his house
(often followed by to) to have as a result (of) ⇒ he owes his success to chance
to feel the need or obligation to do, give, etc ⇒ to owe somebody thanks , to owe it to oneself to rest
to hold or maintain in the mind or heart (esp in the phrase owe a grudge)