owed

owed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of *owe*: had an obligation to pay or repay money, goods, or a service.

Related words

Antonyms: paid
See also: debt, indebted, owe
Synonyms: was_indebted

Etymology

Past tense of owe, from Old English agan ("to own, possess"), which developed the meaning of "to be obligated."