owe
Be in debt
To owe is to be obligated to pay or repay—money, a favor, an explanation: I owe you twenty dollars, She owes me an apology.
The obligation may be abstract: We owe our success to hard work.
Owing to means because of: The game was canceled owing to rain.
To owe it to someone is to have an obligation toward them: You owe it to yourself to take a break.
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- promiseCommitment to act
- pledgeBinding promise given
bond · allegiance · covenant · oath · vow · contract · beholden · obligated
Appreciative state of mind
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- indebtednessState of owing money
tribute · respect · favor · kindness · generosity · goodwill · blessing · grace
Borrowed money repaid later
- creditorOne owed money
- borrowerOne who takes temporarily
- lenderOne who loans money
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
default · interest · mortgage · payment · principal · bankruptcy · foreclosure · insolvency
Reach final terms
- reimburseReturn money owed
- compensateMake up for
- refundMoney returned after purchase
- repayReturn money owed
square · clear · fulfill · satisfy · discharge · honor · cover · rectify
Obligated to answer for actions
- faultImperfection or blame
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- accountableObligated to explain oneself
- answerableLiable to account
liable · culpable · remorse · apology · atonement · amends · reparation · confession
duty
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- promiseCommitment to act
pledge · bond · allegiance · covenant · oath · vow · contract · beholden · obligated · bound
thankfulness
Appreciative state of mind
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
indebtedness · tribute · respect · favor · kindness · generosity · goodwill · blessing · grace · benefactor
loan
Borrowed money repaid later
arrears · default · interest · mortgage · payment · principal · bankruptcy · foreclosure · insolvency · liability
settle
Reach final terms
- reimburseReturn money owed
- compensateMake up for
- refundMoney returned after purchase
repay · square · clear · fulfill · satisfy · discharge · honor · cover · rectify · restitution
responsible
Obligated to answer for actions
- faultImperfection or blame
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- accountableObligated to explain oneself
answerable · liable · culpable · remorse · apology · atonement · amends · reparation · confession · wrongdoing
- I owe youVerbal debt recognition
- you owe meFavor requires future repayment
- owe you one
- owe someone oneObligated to repay kindness
- owe it to oneselfDeserve something for yourself
- money owed