What does owing mean?
Definitions for owing
ˈoʊ ɪŋow·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
outstanding, owing(p), undischargedadjective
owed as a debt
"outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"
Wiktionary
owingadjective
Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
These seven subscriptions remain owing.
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owing
Owing refers to having a moral, legal, or financial obligation or debt that must be paid or fulfilled. It's something that one is bound to pay or perform as a result of a transaction, contract, law, or moral duty. It can also refer to a state of being in debt or under obligation to someone or something.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Owing
ō′ing, adj. due: that has to be paid (to): happening as a consequence of: imputable to.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of owing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of owing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of owing in a Sentence
Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.
We cant tell exactly where the foreign scrolls originated, but we can tell, owing to the DNA analyses, that it was somewhere outside the Judean desert.
This is a vicious circle where people get more indebted, this one fisherman wound up owing the cartels $54,000 for 18 nets. He tried to get out, he finally came out and said there is no way I can repay the cartel. He was murdered.
The multitude will hardly believe the excessive force of education, and in the difference of modesty between men and women, ascribe that to nature, which is altogether owing to early instruction: Miss is scarce three years old, but she's spoke to every day to hide her leg, and rebuked in good earnest if she shows it; whilst little Master at the same age is bid to take up his coats, and piss like a man.
A direct flight to the destination is key owing to the fact that this is fresh produce and it needs to get to the end user quickly in order to guarantee quality. It also makes it less expensive.
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- مديونArabic
- חיבHebrew
- devidoPortuguese
- SOM SKALL BETALASSwedish
- 亏欠的Chinese
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