Owed and Took

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Owed adjective - Not yet paid.

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Took and owed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Took" instead a verb "Owed".

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Owed and took are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Owed" instead a verb "Took".

I Gave My Word: Buz thinks Michele cleaned out the register, but she informs him she only took the $14 she was owed in salary.

Source: Film / The Girl in Gold Boots
Much earlier, in Dragon Ball, Kami blocked a punch from Piccolo, and after convincing Kami to stay out of his fight, Goku said he owed Piccolo a punch for the one Kami blocked and took one in the face that sent him flying halfway through a concrete wall.

Source: Hit Me, Dammit!
An inversion of this took place in an episode of F/X: The Series, where Rollie delayed the transmission at the gambling house so he could find out the winner and relay the info to his father (a gambling addict who owed a lot of money), who would then bet on the horse and get out of debt.

Source: Delayed Wire

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