Owed vs. Owned — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Owed and Owned
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Owed
To be indebted to the amount of
He owes me five dollars.
Owned
Of or belonging to oneself or itself
She makes her own clothes.
Owed
To have a moral or legal obligation to render or offer
I owe them an apology.
Owned
That which belongs to one
I wanted a room of my own.
Owed
To be in debt to
We owe the plumber for services rendered.
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Owned
To have or possess as property
Owns a chain of restaurants.
Owed
To be indebted or obliged for
Owed their riches to oil.
Owes her good health to diet and exercise.
Owned
To have control over
For a time, enemy planes owned the skies.
Owed
To bear (a certain feeling) toward a person or persons
You seem to owe your neighbors a grudge.
Owned
To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge
"I own that I have been sly, thievish, mean, a prevaricator, greedy, derelict, / and I own that I remain so yet" (Walt Whitman).
Owed
(Archaic) To have as a possession; own.
Owned
To make a full confession or acknowledgment
When confronted with the evidence the thief owned up to the crime.
Owed
To be in debt
She still owes for the car.
Owned
Simple past tense and past participle of own
Owed
Simple past tense and past participle of owe
Owned
Having an owner; often used in combination; as, state-owned railways. Opposite of unowned.
Owed
That owes.
Owned
Having an owner; often used in combination;
State-owned railways
Owed
Owed and payable immediately or on demand;
Payment is due
Owed
Owed as a debt;
Outstanding bills
The amount still owed
Undischarged debts
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