Übersetzung & Definition
to owe (sthg) (to sbdy): jemandem etwas schuldig sein, jemandem etwas verdanken
Auf das Verb "to owe" folgt ohne eine Präposition direkt ein Objekt (oder eine Summe):
Susie owes Philip 50 euros. Susie schuldet Philip 50 Euro.
This company owes its success to Bruno Delavigne's talent. Diese Firma verdankt ihren Erfolg Bruno Delavignes Talent.
I owe her my life. Ich verdanke ihr mein Leben.
You owe it to yourself to test drive a few cars before buying one. Du solltest ein paar Autos testen, bevor du eines kaufst.
owing (to the crisis...): infolge (der Krise)
How much is owed to you? Wieviel schuldet man Ihnen?
Owing to their lack of customers, the store went out of business. Infolge des Kundenmangels hat das Geschäft geschlossen.
I owe you one!: Ich schulde Ihnen etwas!
Pronunciation examples
UK: Susie owes Philip 50 euros.
US: This company owes its success to Bruno Delavigne's talent.
Beispiel
- "Accounts Receivable are letters from people who owe us money – they might include checks, or requests to have payments deferred."
- "Thanks a million Icarus, I really owe you one."
- "Taxi Driver : This is not at all my problem. You owe me thirty dollars for the ride, and shut the door on your way out."
- "I owe a lot of the success of my department stores to him and his perfumes."
- "Negative equity is when you owe your bank more than your house is worth."
- "I remind you that the total balance owed by Cosmex Inc. to Delavigne Corporation amounts to one thousand, two hundred and thirteen dollars and eighty cents ($1213.80)."
- "As I've been reminding you almost every day recently, your client Cosmex Inc. owes us a lot of money, and you know what they say: Money makes the world go round!"
- "I remind you that your company, Soppy Soaps, owes The Delavigne Corporation a total of $178,921 for this order."
- "Bruno, I owe all my success to you."
- "This letter should detail all prior communication that you've had with the client, the outstanding invoices, and the total amount owed to your company."
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