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Meanings of owed in English

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Usage of owed in English
1
She owed Sam for years past, and Brock for the past year.
Lightning
2
Rupert had betrayed me in every possible way; I owed him nothing.
Honour's Knight
3
All citizens owed an allegiance to their state or sovereign, he said.
Radio NZ
4
He said I owed him money, I said I paid him back.
Larry's kidney: being the true story of how I found myself in ch...
5
The government has for years owed hospitals millions of dollars in arrears.
Reuters
6
My father, as far as I knew, owed nothing on the house.
Empty mile
7
It's a good thing that I'm owed for a great many pots.'
Orb Sceptre Throne
8
Court injunctions should have been secured years ago to recoup monies owed.
The Irish Times
9
For a notice to be valid, it must state the amount owed.
The South African
10
Salvatore was also owed a serious chunk of change by 38 Studios.
Wired
11
The idea of a fort in this association owed little to imagination.
The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid
12
The district attorney said Goh apparently believed the school owed him money.
Reuters
13
What if a question owed could be an asset to your court?
Darkest Mercy
14
The acceleration owed something to companies building up their stocks of goods.
BBC
15
Theresa May owed her position to her predecessor's failed EU referendum gamble.
The Guardian
16
Now she realized just how great a debt she owed these fish.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
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