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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ow•ing /ˈoʊɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. [be + ~]- owed, unpaid, or due for payment:to pay what is owing.
Idioms- Idioms owing to, [~ + object] because of;
as a result of:We were delayed owing to the bad weather at the airport.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ow•ing (ō′ing),USA pronunciation adj. - owed, unpaid, or due for payment:to pay what is owing.
- Idioms owing to, because of;
as a result of:Owing to a mistake in the payroll department, some of us were issued incorrect checks.
- 1325–75; Middle English; see owe, -ing2
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: owing /ˈəʊɪŋ/ adj - (postpositive) owed; due
- owing to ⇒ (preposition) because of or on account of
owe /oʊ/USA pronunciation v., owed, ow•ing. [not: be + ~-ing]- to be obligated to pay, repay, or give (something): [~ + object]They still owe a hundred thousand dollars on their house.[~ + object + object]I owe him a dollar.[no object]Do you still owe on that boat?
- [~ + object] to be in debt to:I still owe my brother for the money I borrowed.
- to be thankful and grateful to someone or something for making (something) possible:[~ + object + to + object]owed his success to his wife.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024owe (ō),USA pronunciation v., owed, ow•ing. v.t. - to be under obligation to pay or repay:to owe money to the bank; to owe the bank interest on a mortgage.
- to be in debt to:He says he doesn't owe anybody.
- to be indebted (to) as the cause or source of:to owe one's fame to good fortune.
- to have or bear (a feeling or attitude) toward someone or something:to owe gratitude to one's rescuers.
- [Obs.]to possess;
own.
v.i. - to be in debt:Neither lend nor owe. Who owes for the antipasto?
- bef. 900; Middle English owen to possess, be under obligation, have to pay; Old English āgan to possess; cognate with Old High German eigan, Old Norse eiga. See own, ought1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: owe /əʊ/ vb (mainly tr)- to be under an obligation to pay (someone) to the amount of
- (intransitive) to be in debt: he still owes for his house
- (often followed by to) to have as a result (of)
- to feel the need or obligation to do, give, etc
- to hold or maintain in the mind or heart (esp in the phrase owe a grudge)
Etymology: Old English āgan to have (C12: to have to); related to Old Saxon ēgan, Old High German eigan |