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owing to
owing to
preposition
: because of (something)
Full Definition of OWING TO
:Â because of <absent owing to illness>
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Examples of OWING TO
- She walks with a limp owing to a childhood injury.
- <owing to the extra snow days this year, we'll have to run an additional two days into June>
First Known Use of OWING TO
1667
Related to OWING TO
- Synonyms
- due to, because of, through, with
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