OWE Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

owe

verb

Definition of owe

as in to ignore

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Recent Examples of owe Warner has its own debt, meaning the combined company will owe up to $87 billion. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026 Atlanta’s latest water audit has found customers owe more than $236 million in unpaid water bills. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Increasing borrowing costs can push up what consumers owe on their credit lines. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 The former owners left the United States and owe $320,000 in back taxes on the home, the city attorney’s office said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for owe

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ignore

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Corbett said such arguments ignore Illinois’ long history of underfunding public schools, with the state providing only about a quarter of school districts’ revenue, according to the State Board of Education’s most recent Illinois Report Card.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
The shame lies with the governments who ignored the AIDS crisis and the stigma that was around people and the innate prejudice that was in society.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

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