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ower

/aʊæ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
ow-er
IPA
/aʊæ/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who owes something, especially money.

prep

over

adv

over

adj

overly, too

name

A hamlet in Copythorne parish and Netley Marsh parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3216).

name

A small hamlet near Calshot, Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4701).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English owere, oȝere, awer, equivalent to owe + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

owers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ower?
The recorded pronunciation is /aʊæ/.
What does ower mean?
A person who owes something, especially money.
Where does ower come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce ower

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