As verbs the difference between owe and owed
is that owe is to be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone while owed is past tense of owe.
As an adjective owed is
that owes.
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.
Anagrams
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owed
English
Verb
(head)
(owe)
Derived terms
* owedness
