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[ oh-ing ] / ˈoʊ ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR owing ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveowed, unpaid, or due for payment: to pay what is owing. Idioms for owingowing to, because of; as a result of: Owing to a mistake in the payroll department, some of us were issued incorrect checks.
Origin of owingMiddle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at owe, -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM owingun·ow·ing, adjectiveWords nearby owingOwen Stanley, Owen Stanley Range, ower, Owerri, OWI, owing, owl, owl butterfly, owlet, owlet moth, owlet nightjar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for owingOwing to its popularity as a pet, it has spread across the Pacific to China. The Buddhist Business of Poaching Animals for Good Karma|Brendon Hong|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST But owing to another experimental vaccine he received, its impossible to say whether the blood is what saved him. Blood Is Ebola’s Weapon and Weakness|Abby Haglage|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bloody as it is, Penny Dreadful is also rather beautiful, owing to some spectacular set design and spot-on horror imagery. ‘Penny Dreadful’ Is a Shameless Orgy of Blood, Gore, and Scary Fun|Kevin Fallon|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Owing to a citizen protest, which moved the issue to district court, the vote has been postponed to April 2014. Drone Hunting Vote Is Squashed by Citizen Protest|Abby Haglage|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Soviets stopped setting off nukes at Nova Zembla after that, owing to international pressure. Pale Fire and the Cold War: Redefining Vladimir Nabokov’s Masterpiece|Michael Weiss|October 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST Owing to circumstances, the eldest lad had to be sent to school at an early age. The Power of Womanhood, or Mothers and Sons|Ellice Hopkins Chichester, however, had to be renounced, owing to the difficulty of residence. Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett Both branches of the Lyric Club, in fact, came suddenly to grief, owing to a great misfortune which it is better not to recall. Forty Years of 'Spy'|Leslie Ward Unfortunately her first appearance in London had to be postponed for a year owing to the fact of there being no vacancy. Carnival|Compton Mackenzie Owing to its large size and rapid rotation, as has already been mentioned, Jupiter is very much flattened at the poles. The Story of the Solar System|George F. Chambers
British Dictionary definitions for owing
adjective(postpositive) owed; due owing to (preposition) because of or on account of Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to owingowed, matured, mature, unsettled, comeuppance, due, outstanding, overdue, payable, attributable |