owing

[ oh-ing ]
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adjective
  1. owed, unpaid, or due for payment: to pay what is owing.

Idioms about owing

  1. owing to, because of; as a result of: Owing to a mistake in the payroll department, some of us were issued incorrect checks.

Origin of owing

1
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at owe, -ing2

Other words from owing

  • un·ow·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for owing

owing

/ (ˈəʊɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. (postpositive) owed; due

  2. owing to (preposition) because of or on account of

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