owe
verb (used with object)
to be under obligation to pay or repay.
has owed
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present perfectof owe (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Onexim, the current operator of the Coliseum, has owed the county rent since February, and faces $100 million in debt on the arena.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 17, 2020
“This transforms the fund that was intended to repay a debt that Georgetown has owed for over 400 years into a philanthropy effort,” the group wrote in its statement.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2019
“There was never a knight that has owed so much to his horse as this one — and in fact, we will give the knighthood to Joey and call him Sir Joey,” said Morpurgo.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2017
“That means, statistically, one member of Evanescence owes or has owed Encore money,” he said.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2016
It has been pointed out earlier in this narrative how often De Wet has owed his freedom, and incidentally his life, to the leaning of the law of chances in his favour.
From On the Heels of De Wet by Lionel James
