owe

Example Sentences

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At the very least, you owe him $40 for the part.

From MarketWatch

"I would be a fool to install it without the payment being made, and I am not a fool," says Cottrill, 73, who says he is still owed around $92,000.

From Barron's

Still, he found the interest being added on to what he owed "overwhelming", and began making voluntary repayments from the get-go.

From BBC

The program owes its existence to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which funded it to the tune of $5 million.

From The Wall Street Journal

After years of the hospital bill hanging over his head like an "ominous dark cloud", King finally felt relief when he called the hospital to pay off the rest of what he owed.

From BBC