owing

[ oh-ing ]

adjective

1. owed, unpaid, or due for payment:

   to pay what is owing.

owing

/ ˈəʊɪŋ /

adjective

1. postpositive owed; due
2. owing to
   preposition because of or on account of

Other Words From

• un·owing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of owing¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; owe, -ing ²

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. owing to, because of; as a result of:

   Owing to a mistake in the payroll department, some of us were issued incorrect checks.

Example Sentences

And the Catholic Church’s influence in Kenya goes beyond its congregation owing to its wide investment in education, healthcare and other social programmes.

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But income was well down last year and this year will be even worse, says factory owner Abd al-Rahman Khalifa, as even fewer farmers are able to harvest their crop owing to attacks by settlers.

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This means people in larger properties will tend to pay more overall owing to higher energy usage, and those in smaller properties tend to pay less.

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It was reported to be owing its suppliers around $6bn for fuel brought into the country.

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The CCW’s data is not calculated as a percentage of individual bills, which differ significantly owing to regional variations and usage levels for those on a meter.

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