Get to know Owed better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like owing or undue.
Owed in a sentence
Owed meaning
simple past and past participle of owe
Synonyms of Owed
Using Owed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of owe
- Useful related words include: owing, undue, repayable, out-of-pocket.
- In the example corpus, owed often appears in combinations such as: owed to, is owed, owed the.
Context around Owed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Owed
- In this selection, "owed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, government, pick, allegedly, air, eight and r346m stand out and add context to how "owed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abolished tithes owed to local and admit he owed a obeah. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "owed" sits close to words such as abbey, atmospheric and dealer, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with owed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Andrew admit he owed a obeah man. (7 words)
It abolished tithes owed to local churches as well as feudal dues owed to local landlords. (16 words)
An officer said, “The two hatched the plan as Kamble owed a debt of Rs 2 lakh. (17 words)
In a second phase of the litigation, Judge Robert Hinkle held an eight-day trial and found that the “overwhelming majority” of ex-felons would be too poor to pay the amounts owed, if they could find out what they owed. (41 words)
John also used revenue generation as a way of exerting political control over the barons: debts owed to the crown by the king's favoured supporters might be forgiven; collection of those owed by enemies was more stringently enforced. (39 words)
On appeal, the majority of the court agreed, with four judges adopting the reasons, written by Judge Cardozo, that the defendant owed no duty of care to the plaintiff, because a duty was owed only to foreseeable plaintiffs. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
He also recalled that the federal government owed Air Peace about $10 million and also owed other Nigerian carriers that operated the Hajj service, noting that these debts impair the operations of the airline and others.
Primary School teachers are said to be the worst hit as they are owed between 14 and 15 months’ salaries, while their counterparts in secondary schools are allegedly owed eight to 10 months’ salaries.
The Browns’ pick owed to Houston is currently only two spots below the Saints pick owed to Philly.
At present this dispute — with the city claiming it is owed R346m and Tansnat saying it is owed just more than R1bn — is being arbitrated by former chief justice Sandile Ngcobo.
In a second phase of the litigation, Judge Robert Hinkle held an eight-day trial and found that the “overwhelming majority” of ex-felons would be too poor to pay the amounts owed, if they could find out what they owed.
That initial judgment amounted to a combined $312,000, some of it owed the attorneys who defended officials, some of it owed the county, whose legal office also took part in the defenses.
It abolished tithes owed to local churches as well as feudal dues owed to local landlords.
John also used revenue generation as a way of exerting political control over the barons: debts owed to the crown by the king's favoured supporters might be forgiven; collection of those owed by enemies was more stringently enforced.
McBride 1992, p. 197. Capra wrote of this period and recalled the confidence that Cohn placed in Capra's vision and directing: I owed Cohn a lot – I owed him my whole career.
On appeal, the majority of the court agreed, with four judges adopting the reasons, written by Judge Cardozo, that the defendant owed no duty of care to the plaintiff, because a duty was owed only to foreseeable plaintiffs.
The national government owed $40 million and state governments owed $25 million to Americans who had sold food, horses, and supplies to the revolutionary forces.
About $70 million is still due to hourly paid workers, while $206 million is owed to salaried workers.
About two-thirds of the properties at Riverside Village still owned by master developer Greenstone or its LLCs have owed several hundreds of thousands in these extra fees each of the years they’ve been payable.
According to a senior player who spoke to Soccer24 but asked not to be named, Dynamos players are owed winning bonuses for the entire second half of the season.
According to the firm, SMEs should also make sure that their existing business structures are tax efficient and that they are aware of the deadlines for filing tax returns and paying any taxes owed.
A French judge in December granted their request to seize the properties to settle a debt of 2.3 million euros ($2.46 million) they said were owed to them, according to Reuters.
Allegations assert Ansary redirected funds for private jet travel, questionable payments to associates, and donations to US conservative causes, leading to a legal battle aiming to reclaim hundreds of millions owed to Ennia.
Although many are owed gratuities, Governor Zulum has since introduced a policy of automatic migration of retired workers from salaries to pensions.
Andrew admit he owed a obeah man.
An officer said, “The two hatched the plan as Kamble owed a debt of Rs 2 lakh.
Common combinations with owed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- owed to 40×
- is owed 18×
- owed the 15×
- are owed 14×
- owed by 13×
- was owed 11×
- he owed 11×
- debt owed 9×
- owed money 8×
- taxes owed 7×