owe to

owe (something) to (someone or something)

1. To be obliged to give or pay something back to someone or something else. I owe a new bike to David because I got his run over by a street cleaner. We owe about $1,500 to the bank for the loan we used to pay for our wedding.

2. To attribute one's possession or acquisition of something to someone or something else. I truly owe my happiness to you—I love you so much. The country owes its wealth and global influence to the vast mineral reserves buried in its hills.

owe to

1. To be in debt by some amount to someone: I owe $100 to my brother.

2. To have something because of something or someone else: The family owed its wealth to oil. I owe my rosy complexion to my mother.

See also: owe

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

(someone or something) promises well
a/the feel of (something)
(I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
(have) got something going (with someone)
a straw will show which way the wind blows
a slew of (something)
accompanied by
accompanied by (someone or something)
accompany
a crack at (someone or something)

References in classic literature

And are enemies also to receive what we owe to them?

Republic

I mean no more than that I partly owe to you my existence during great part of the time which I have employed in composing it: another matter which it may be necessary to remind you of; since there are certain actions of which you are apt to be extremely forgetful; but of these I hope I shall always have a better memory than yourself.

The History of Tom Jones a Foundling

A charge-off enables the firm that you owe to get a tax break by claiming a loss; it doesn't exonerate you from the debt.

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释义	owe to owe (something) to (someone or something) 1. To be obliged to give or pay something back to someone or something else. I owe a new bike to David because I got his run over by a street cleaner. We owe about $1,500 to the bank for the loan we used to pay for our wedding. 2. To attribute one's possession or acquisition of something to someone or something else. I truly owe my happiness to you—I love you so much. The country owes its wealth and global influence to the vast mineral reserves buried in its hills. See also: owe Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. owe to v. 1. To be in debt by some amount to someone: I owe $100 to my brother. 2. To have something because of something or someone else: The family owed its wealth to oil. I owe my rosy complexion to my mother. See also: owe The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: (someone or something) promises well a/the feel of (something) (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you (have) got something going (with someone) a straw will show which way the wind blows a slew of (something) accompanied by accompanied by (someone or something) accompany a crack at (someone or something) References in classic literature And are enemies also to receive what we owe to them? Republic I mean no more than that I partly owe to you my existence during great part of the time which I have employed in composing it: another matter which it may be necessary to remind you of; since there are certain actions of which you are apt to be extremely forgetful; but of these I hope I shall always have a better memory than yourself. The History of Tom Jones a Foundling A charge-off enables the firm that you owe to get a tax break by claiming a loss; it doesn't exonerate you from the debt. Credit card query
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