"to what do I owe the pleasure" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=to what do I owe the pleasure?}} to what do I owe the pleasure?
  1. (formal or humorous) A question asked to know the reason for being visited by the interlocutor. Synonyms: to what do I owe this honour Translations (to what do I owe the pleasure): במה זכיתי לכבוד (Hebrew), 何に喜びがあるのか。 (nani ni yorokobi ga aru noka) (Japanese), czemu zawdzięczam ten zaszczyt (Polish)
    Sense id: en-to_what_do_I_owe_the_pleasure-en-phrase-b6NQdfxd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew terms with redundant script codes

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