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
   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

Owing to its popularity as a pet, it has spread across the Pacific to China.

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But owing to another experimental vaccine he received, its impossible to say whether the blood is what saved him.

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By 1729 one of them was already complaining that “Rome is much changed to the worse … entirely owing to the British.”

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Bloody as it is, Penny Dreadful is also rather beautiful, owing to some spectacular set design and spot-on horror imagery.

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It would be too crazy—suicidal really, especially since, besides owing his job to Reilly, he also owes Reilly $20,000 dollars.

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In these enlightened days no man is imprisoned for owing money, but only because he does not pay it when told to do so.

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The strength of the lion is tremendous, owing to the immense mass of muscle around its jaws, shoulders, and forearms.

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This whole region is for the most part very cold, owing to various causes.

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Owing to its inertia, no heavy bellows weight can be set into motion rapidly.

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It was to a great extent owing to the conduct of the Duke of Elchingen that Massna was at last compelled to retreat.

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