- present participle of owe.
owing
Example Sentences
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The firm has led an eye-watering rally by tech firms over the past year and in October became the first to hit a market capitalisation of $5 trillion owing to scorching demand for its chips.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Key details: The PCE index had fallen in June for the first time in six years owing to lower gas prices.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Second, the ITC tallies Iran's exports using mostly the import numbers reported by its trading partners - owing to the difficulty in getting up to date export data from Iran.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Most medical students finish school owing more than $200,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
At first, owing to the stream’s noise, Linda didn’t notice them.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
