Monday, 9 February 2009

Russia's Gazprom postpones threat to Belarus

owe (HAVE DEBTS) PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange for something they have done for you:
[+ two objects] I owe Janet ten pounds.
We still owe $1000 on our car (= We still need to pay $1000 before we own our car).
I owe you a drink for helping me move.
I think you owe (= should give) me an explanation/apology.

dispute PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
noun [C or U]
an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two bordering countries:
a bitter/long-running dispute
a border dispute
a pay/legal/trade dispute
They have been unable to settle/resolve the dispute over working conditions.
The unions are in dispute with management over pay.
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