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owing to in British English

(preposition)
because of or on account of
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owing to in British English

(ˈəʊɪŋ tʊ)
preposition
because of or on account of
owing to bad weather
I missed my flight owing to a traffic hold-up.
He was off work owing to a back injury.
Owing to staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the train.

owing to in American English

because of; as a result of
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Examples of 'owing to' in a sentence
owing to

There was some owing to Napier from Graydon and the rest...' `Up to the magic ten million dollars.
Robert Wilson BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
She must've been on his case owing to his family all being Green Berets and gettingmarried at Special Forces weddings.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2002)
A notice on the door said simply: `Closed owing to absence of the proprietor.
Butler, Gwendoline COFFIN ON THE WATER (2002)
In truth, these movements were irregular these days, owing to the monstrous shortage of money.
Patrick Robinson BARRACUDA 945 (2002)

Synonyms of 'owing to'

because of, thanks to, as a result of, on account of
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In other languages
owing to

British English: owing to /ˈəʊɪŋ tuː/ PREPOSITION
If something is owing to another thing, it is a result of that thing.
He was out of work owing to an injury.
  • American English: because of
  • Arabic: بِسَبَبِ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: devido a
  • Chinese: 由于
  • Croatian: zbog
  • Czech: kvůli
  • Danish: grundet
  • Dutch: wegens
  • European Spanish: debido a
  • Finnish: vuoksi
  • French: en raison de
  • German: wegen
  • Greek: λόγω
  • Italian: a causa di
  • Japanese: ･･･のおかげで
  • Korean: ... 때문에
  • Norwegian: på grunn av
  • Polish: z powodu
  • European Portuguese: devido a
  • Romanian: datorită
  • Russian: вследствие
  • Latin American Spanish: debido a
  • Swedish: på grund av
  • Thai: เนื่องจาก
  • Turkish: sayesinde
  • Ukrainian: внаслідок
  • Vietnamese: nhờ có

Chinese translation of 'owing to'

owing to

(ˈəuɪŋ-)

prep

  1. (= because of) 因为(為) (yīnwèi)
(idiom) 
Definition
because of
He was out of work owing to a physical injury.
Synonyms
because of
He failed because of a lack of money.
thanks to
Thanks to recent research, effective treatment is available.
as a result of
on account of
He declined to give the speech on account of a sore throat.
by reason of
The element is precious by reason of its rarity.
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of by reason of
Definition
because of
The element is precious by reason of its rarity.
Synonyms
on account of,
through,
because of,
due to,
as a result of,
owing to,
by virtue of,
as a consequence of
in the sense of on account of
Definition
because of
He declined to give the speech on account of a sore throat.
Synonyms
by reason of,
interest,
because of,
score,
regard,
consideration,
owing to,
on the basis of,
for the sake of,
on the grounds of
in the sense of thanks to
Definition
because of
Thanks to recent research, effective treatment is available.
Synonyms
because of,
through,
due to,
as a result of,
owing to,
by reason of

Nearby words of
owing to

  • overwrought
  • owe
  • owing
  • owing to
  • owl
  • own
  • own up

Synonyms of 'owing to'

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