What is the meaning of owing?

verb

  • Be obliged to pay or repay.
  • Be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense.
    • usage: "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"
  • Be in debt.
    • usage: "She owes me $200"; "I still owe for the car"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"

adjective

  • Owed as a debt.
    • usage: "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"
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