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

Other Word Forms

• unowing 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

Tesla is facing increased competition from attractively priced Chinese brands and has also suffered from a tarnished image owing to controversies surrounding its billionaire CEO Elon Musk.

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He had also claimed through his union that he was unable to be interviewed owing to ill health affecting his cognitive and physical abilities.

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JLR froze production for more than one month owing to the attack, gradually resuming output in October.

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And this week he said Zambia's generation capacity had been "decapitated" by a recent drought owing to its reliance on hydroelectricity.

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The OBR apologised for the error, which Mel Stride, finance spokesman for the main opposition Conservative Party, described the incident as "utterly outrageous" owing to the market sensitive nature of the report.

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