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owe out

C1 informal transitive
In simple words

To have debts going out to different people — to owe people money in total.

Literal meaning: To owe (have debt) going out (to various people).

Meanings

1 C1 informal

To have a total amount of money outstanding that must be paid to various people or creditors.

"Between rent, the car loan, and the credit card, I owe out nearly two thousand dollars this month."

Usage notes

Informal and relatively uncommon. Used in financial or personal contexts to describe the aggregate of one's debts. More common in American informal speech. Often used with a dollar/pound amount: 'I owe out about £500 this month'.

Commonly used with

money debt bills total amount thousands

Forms

Base
owe out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
owes out
he/she/it
Past simple
owed out
yesterday
Past participle
owed out
have + pp
-ing form
owing out
continuous

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