owe
verb (used with object)
to be under obligation to pay or repay.
is owing
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present progressiveof owe (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Much of the decline is owing to Germany, where stocks in Europe's biggest economy stand at just 53 percent of capacity compared to 71 percent this time last year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Looking beyond the current dynamics caused by the effective closure by Iran of the Strait of Hormuz, the more lasting trend of supply/demand imbalance is owing to a multiplicity of factors.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
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.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
This is owing in part to a few notorious fabricators, who were duly punished, as well as a vast array of alternative news sources.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2016
Probably this is owing to their parents employing them in some domestic business which is more necessary at the close than at the beginning of the week.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
