1. owes - Noun
2. owes - Verb
owes
third-person singular simple present indicative of owe
owes pl (plural only)
Alternative form of oes (“sequins”)
Don't go around thinking the world owes you a living. It was here first. Mark Twain
The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle. Thomas Hardy
He is rich who owes nothing. Hungarian Proverb
He who has a hundred and one pesos, and owes a hundred and two, let him commend himself to god. Mexican Proverb
A good citizen owes his life to his country. Russian Proverb