The Clue
Had a bill, still (4 letter answer)
The Answer
OWED
Tags
Notes
The answer OWED is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Due
Outstanding
Overdue
Receivable
Charged it
Had bills
Had charges
Had creditors
Had debts
Had to settle
Unsettled, in a way
Was behind
Was beholden
Was beholden to
Was in debt
Was in the hole
Was on the hook
Was indebted
Was obligated
Was outstanding
Was in the red
Didn't have enough
Faced unpaid bills
Had chits out
Had markers out
Like money to be repaid
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"