to be under obligation to pay or repay

to owe money to the bank; to owe the bank interest on a mortgage.

to be in debt to

He says he doesn't owe anybody.

to be indebted (to) as the cause or source of

to owe one's fame to good fortune.

to have or bear (a feeling or attitude) toward someone or something

to owe gratitude to one's rescuers.

Obsolete . to possess; own.

to be in debt

Neither lend nor owe. Who owes for the antipasto?

verb

pay , resolve , settle

verb

be beholden , be bound , be contracted , behind , be in arrears , be in debt , be indebted , be into one for , be obligated , be under obligation , feel bound , get on credit , have borrowed , incur , in hock , lost , on the tab , ought to , run up a bill