Be in the red (3 letters)

{ Answer }

OWE

{ Related Clues }

Be behind
Be beholden to
Be in debt
Be indebted to
Be shy
Get behind
Have bills
Have creditors
Have debts
Have payables
Loan word
Need dough
Need to pay
Part of i.o.u.
See red?
Be liable to garnishment
Have bills due
Have markers out
"To what do I ___ ...?"

{ Tags }

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{ Notes }

The answer OWE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.

{ 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"