I owe you
Informal debt marker
I owe you is a phrase acknowledging a debt or obligation to someone, whether financial or social.
It often appears after receiving a favor: Thanks for covering my shift—I owe you.
The phrase can be playful or serious depending on context.
Written as IOU, it becomes a noun for an informal written promise to repay: He left an IOU on the kitchen counter.
- debtMoney owed another
- favorKind act or preference
- good deedBenevolent act
- pay it forwardPass kindness to others
- owingYet to be paid
payback · loan · cash advance · credit · promise · repay · pay back · gratitude · borrow · obligation · marker · tab · dues · return · return the favor · kindness · voucher · balance
- admissionsapplication, acceptance letter, admissions, application deadline, admissions committee
- Thanksthanks, thanks a lot, thanks a bunch, thanks so much, thanks a million
- reciprocityreciprocity, likewise, mutual benefit, mutualism, two-way street
I owe youreceipt
Written payment acknowledgment
settled · all square · square · even steven · even
I owe youformal contract
Legally enforceable written agreement
promissory note · mortgage · binding agreement · legal agreement · legal instrument