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owing

[oh-ing]

adjective

  1. owed, unpaid, or due for payment.

    to pay what is owing.



owing

/ ˈəʊɪŋ /

adjective

  1. (postpositive) owed; due

  2. (preposition) because of or on account of

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unowing adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of owing1

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

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The harbor neighborhoods are probably the most polluted part of a very polluted city, owing to the filth that the port generates.

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But BBC Sport understands Pep Guardiola's side are withdrawing their initial interest in the German international owing to the soaring costs of any deal.

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Gabonese prosecutor Eddy Minang says the release of Mrs Bongo and her son is merely provisional, owing to poor health and that legal proceedings against the two will continue.

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This is "owing to a combination of their complex modern materials, lack of a traditional coating layer, and intensity of flat colour fields, which make even the smallest areas of damage instantly perceptible," she said.

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Amelia enters the Holmes manse through the servants’ entrance — this might be a novel addition to 221B — and, owing to the recent dismemberment of Holmes’ scullery maid, is mistakenly hustled into the vacant job.

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