owing to

[oh-ing]

ow·ing

[oh-ing]
adjective
1.
owed, unpaid, or due for payment: to pay what is owing.
2.
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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Owing to is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English; see owe, -ing2

un·ow·ing, adjective
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