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Owe vs Obe - What's the difference?

owe | obe |

As a verb owe

is to be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.

As a noun obe is

a particular subdivision of ancient laconia.

owe

English

Verb

(ow)
  • To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
  • *1854 , Dickens, Hard Times , Chapter 7:
  • *:He inherited a fair fortune from his uncle, but owed it all before he came into it, and spent it twice over immediately afterwards.
  • To have debt, to be in debt.

    • Usage notes

    * The original past tense form was ought, which during Middle English began to be used with indefinite signification and has become a distinct verb. The original past participle has become the adjective own.

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    obe

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire
  • Office of Bilingual Education
  • Office of Business Economics (US)
  • Operating-Basis Earthquake
  • Oregon Board of Education
  • Ottawa Board Of Education
  • Out of Body Experience
  • Out of Buggy Experience (Powerkiting slang)
  • Outcome-Based Education
  • Overcome / overtaken by events (i.e., now obsolete)

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