owe

owe is a 3-letter English word with 7 senses as verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 6 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. verb. To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.
2. verb. 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.
3. verb. 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.
4. verb. 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.
5. verb. be in debt

   "She owes me $200"

   "I still owe for the car"

6. verb. be obliged to pay or repay
7. verb. be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense

   "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in owe:

woe

Common word forms

owed, ower, owes, owing

Words from these letters

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