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owing
[ oh-ing ]
/ ˈoʊ ɪŋ /
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adjective
owed, unpaid, or due for payment: to pay what is owing.
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Idioms about owing
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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British Dictionary definitions for owing
owing
/ (ˈəʊɪŋ) /
adjective
(postpositive) owed; due
owing to (preposition) because of or on account of
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