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• present participle of owe.

owing

American  

[oh-ing] / ˈoʊ ɪŋ /

adjective

1. owed, unpaid, or due for payment.

   to pay what is owing.

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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.

owing British  

/ ˈəʊɪŋ /

adjective

1. (postpositive) owed; due

2. (preposition) because of or on account of

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Other Word Forms

• unowing
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of owing

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

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Example Sentences

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owing

As for the economy, the AI bust wiped out 500,000 lost jobs in nonresidential construction owing to the bust of AI infrastructure, and Asian supply chains were it hard.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Of the ship itself there is now nothing to see, owing to underwater exposure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Flight prices have soared in recent months owing to higher jet fuel prices, as well as increasing labor costs from collective-bargaining agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

She qualified for that year's World Championships, Commonwealth Games and European Championships in what was an unusually condensed season owing to the backlog from the pandemic.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“We should have left there at 11:58. But owing to the weather we were twenty minutes late.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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