owing
1owing — ow‧ing [ˈəʊɪŋ ǁ ˈoʊ ] adjective [only after a noun] ACCOUNTING FINANCE an amount of money owing has not been paid yet: • We will send an estimate of the amount owing for the goods or services provided. • The brewery settled the £149 debt owing to …
2Owing — Ow ing, p. p. & a. [Used in a passive sense for owed (AS. [=a]gen. See {Own}).] 1. Had or held under obligation of paying; due. [1913 Webster] There is more owing her than is paid. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Had or experienced as a consequence,… …
3owing to — is an acceptable, idiomatically correct phrase meaning because of or attributable to : Owing to the lateness of the bus, we were unable to make connection with the train. As with due to, avoid adding the fact that to owing to. See also due to …
4owing — [ˈəuıŋ US ˈou ] adj [not before noun] especially BrE if money is owing, it has not yet been paid to the person who should receive it →↑outstanding ▪ You need to pay the amount owing, plus the interest …
5owing to — preposition because of something: Flights from Boston were canceled owing to bad weather. Owing to the rising cost of fuel, more people are using public transport …
6owing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ yet to be paid or supplied. ● owing to Cf. ↑owing to …
7owing — [ō′iŋ] adj. [ME owynge] 1. that owes 2. due; unpaid [ten dollars owing on a bill] owing to because of; as a result of …
8owing to — ► owing to because of or on account of. Main Entry: ↑owing …
9owing — index accountable (responsible), delinquent (overdue), due (owed), indebted, outstanding (unpaid …
10owing to — the severity of the weather, tonight s concert will be postponed until next Tuesday Syn: because of, as a result of, on account of, due to, as a consequence of, thanks to, in view of, by dint of; formal by reason of …
