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The Clue
Due (4 letter answer)
The Answer
OWED
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Notes
The answer OWED is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Outstanding
Overdue
Expected, as payment
Had a balance
Had bills
Had creditors
Had to settle
Ran a tab
Saw red?
Was behind
Was beholden
Was beholden to
Was in debt
Was in the hole
Was indebted
Was obligated
Was obliged
Was in the red
Wasn't in the black
Faced unpaid bills
Had chits out
Had to give it to?
Had to hand it to?
Had an i.o.u. out
Had markers out
Was behind, in a way
Like money to be repaid
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"