—v.t. 1. to be under obligation to pay or repay: to owe money to the bank; to owe the bank interest on a mortgage. 2. to be in debt to: He says he doesn't owe anybody. 3. to be indebted (to) as the cause or source of: to owe one's fame to good fortune. 4. to have or bear (a feeling or attitude) toward someone or something: to owe gratitude to one's rescuers. 5. Obs.to possess; own.
—v.i. to be in debt: Neither lend nor owe. Who owes for the antipasto?