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单词 owing
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Definition of owing in English:

owing

adjective ˈəʊɪŋˈoʊɪŋ
British
  • predicative (of money) yet to be paid.

    no rent was owing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This means that laid-off staff have to queue up with all other unsecured creditors for whatever percentage of moneys owing is paid out after the Inland Revenue Department is satisfied.
    • The purchaser's share of the taxes owing was adjusted on closing date.
    • A popular legal redundancy is that a debt is ‘due, owing and unpaid.’
    • But this still leaves money owing not to the courts or police but to you and me, as taxpayers, and to victims of crime.
    • The amount now owing is $1421,731.50 and further interest payable on the judgment debt.
    • It is deemed to continue, moreover, until the conclusion of enforcement proceedings in which the amount of any damages owing is calculated.
    • The teachers met with the Highlands branch of the PNG Teachers Association and resolved that if salaries owing were not paid by the specified date they would instigate legal action and withdraw their services.
    • The service for which the alleged debt was said to be owing was what kind of service?
    • There were years however, that the Day Book indicates that Rent for the Grant cottage was owing and unpaid, particularly from 1973 to 1977 inclusive.
    Synonyms
    unpaid, unsettled, to be paid, payable, receivable, due, overdue, undischarged, owed, outstanding, in arrears, in the red
    North American delinquent, past due

Usage

For an explanation of the difference between owing to and due to, see due

Phrases

  • owing to

    • Because of or on account of.

      his reading was hesitant owing to a stammer
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This sentiment will seem less of a cliche to us than to other classes, owing to the tragic events of the past year.
      • There was an interruption of three or four months owing to his father's death.
      • However, this was put on the backburner owing to difficult market conditions at that time.
      • However, throughout the world, the cost of fish has increased owing to reduced yields.
      • We only ever got as far as a turkey farm six miles down the road, and it took over four hours to get there owing to the fact that neither of us knew how to drive a lorry.
      • Of course, there were also policies to cover personal accidents and loss owing to fire.
      • This may be owing to low awareness about the hazardous side effects of adulterated food on our health.
      • Television prices have come down rapidly owing to keen competition in the industry.
      • One of the buses on Wednesday night, owing to engine trouble, got held up at Mountfalcon.
      • It was revived after it was forced to suspend publication a few years ago owing to political reasons.
      Synonyms
      because of, as a result of, on account of, on grounds of, due to, as a consequence of, thanks to, through, by reason of, by virtue of, in virtue of, for the sake of, in view of, after, following, in the wake of
 
 

Definition of owing in US English:

owing

adjectiveˈōiNGˈoʊɪŋ
British
  • predicative (of money) yet to be paid.

    no rent was owing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The amount now owing is $1421,731.50 and further interest payable on the judgment debt.
    • A popular legal redundancy is that a debt is ‘due, owing and unpaid.’
    • The service for which the alleged debt was said to be owing was what kind of service?
    • The teachers met with the Highlands branch of the PNG Teachers Association and resolved that if salaries owing were not paid by the specified date they would instigate legal action and withdraw their services.
    • It is deemed to continue, moreover, until the conclusion of enforcement proceedings in which the amount of any damages owing is calculated.
    • The purchaser's share of the taxes owing was adjusted on closing date.
    • But this still leaves money owing not to the courts or police but to you and me, as taxpayers, and to victims of crime.
    • This means that laid-off staff have to queue up with all other unsecured creditors for whatever percentage of moneys owing is paid out after the Inland Revenue Department is satisfied.
    • There were years however, that the Day Book indicates that Rent for the Grant cottage was owing and unpaid, particularly from 1973 to 1977 inclusive.
    Synonyms
    unpaid, unsettled, to be paid, payable, receivable, due, overdue, undischarged, owed, outstanding, in arrears, in the red

Phrases

  • owing to

    • Because of or on account of.

      his reading was hesitant owing to a stammer
      Example sentencesExamples
      • However, throughout the world, the cost of fish has increased owing to reduced yields.
      • Of course, there were also policies to cover personal accidents and loss owing to fire.
      • However, this was put on the backburner owing to difficult market conditions at that time.
      • It was revived after it was forced to suspend publication a few years ago owing to political reasons.
      • Television prices have come down rapidly owing to keen competition in the industry.
      • One of the buses on Wednesday night, owing to engine trouble, got held up at Mountfalcon.
      • This may be owing to low awareness about the hazardous side effects of adulterated food on our health.
      • We only ever got as far as a turkey farm six miles down the road, and it took over four hours to get there owing to the fact that neither of us knew how to drive a lorry.
      • There was an interruption of three or four months owing to his father's death.
      • This sentiment will seem less of a cliche to us than to other classes, owing to the tragic events of the past year.
      Synonyms
      because of, as a result of, on account of, on grounds of, due to, as a consequence of, thanks to, through, by reason of, by virtue of, in virtue of, for the sake of, in view of, after, following, in the wake of
 
 
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