Used in a Sentence

owed

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for owed.

Editorial note

It's a direct expression of things owed and I very much like being owed stuff.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

That owes.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of owed gathered in one view.

adjective

That owes.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for owed.

Example sentences

1

It's a direct expression of things owed and I very much like being owed stuff.

2

Money owed to the bank is still the bank's asset.

3

It's the amount of debt owed to entities in different countries by business, invididuals and the the government.

4

The article seems to require that people pay whoever they owe, as opposed to whoever is owed money.

5

They should have defaulted on the debt they owed to the private sector banks but instead EU/IMF etc.

6

If they make you feel guilty for taking what's owed you, leave and work for human beings.

7

We're out there to help users claim the money they're owed and keep 25% in the process.

8

People on public pension systems are owed a fair deal that gives them a secure retirement.

9

They are super-citizens and they have come to believe that the deference paid to them is in fact owed to them.

10

Tax collections in Greece are at a little over 10% what's owed compared to 97.5% in Germany Not even slightly true.

11

They have convinced themselves that their lives are always in danger in every interaction so they are owed greater deference by society.

12

Apparently, even on microsoft's advice on licensing, we still owed them about £50,000 of missing licenses after an audit...

Quote examples

1

After indicating you'd like to pay via credit, the terminal is "activated" and shows your total owed.

2

Let me quote from the story: "[Bombadil] made no secret that he owed his recent knowledge largely to Farmer Maggot, whom he seemed to regard as a person of more importance than they had imagined.

3

I don't see an explanation for this in the text - but a directed edge seems to switch from a semantic of "owes" to "is owed".

4

We'd be foolish to throw away the gains and opportunities that have been created but we also need to have a debate about what the "employees" role is in these types of positions, what is owed to them from the company and how society most benefits from these arrangements.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use owed in a sentence?

It's a direct expression of things owed and I very much like being owed stuff.

What does owed mean?

That owes.

What part of speech is owed?

owed is commonly used as adjective.