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owe vs run up

run up vs owe

owe and run up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
owe No No Yes No
run up No No Yes No
As verbs, run up is a hyponym of owe; that is, run up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than owe:
  • owe: be obliged to pay or repay
  • run up: accumulate, sometimes as a debt
Other hyponyms of owe include chalk up.
owe (verb) run up (verb)
be in debt pile up (debts or scores)
be obliged to pay or repay raise by using ropes and pulleys
be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense fasten by sewing; do needlework
make by sewing together quickly
accumulate, sometimes as a debt
Difference between owe and run up

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