The Clue
Didn't have enough (4 letter answer)
The Answer
OWED
Tags
Notes
The answer OWED is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Due
Outstanding
Receivable
Expected, as payment
Had a balance
Had debts
Had obligations
Was in arrears
Was behind
Was beholden to
Was in debt
Was in hock
Was in the hole
Was on the hook
Was indebted
Was obligated
Was obliged
Was outstanding
Was in the red
Was short
Was shy
Faced unpaid bills
Had chits out
Had to hand it to?
Had markers out
Had payments due
Missed a payback opportunity?
Was in danger of a shark's bite
Definition
OWE as a verb:
1. be obliged to pay or repay
2. be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"
3. be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"
OWED as an adjective:
1. (due, owed) = owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"
2. (outstanding, owed, owing, undischarged) = owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"