owing to

preposition

: because of

absent owing to illness

Synonyms of owing to

• with
• because of

Examples of owing to in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The design of the topper is complex owing to the sheer magnitude of precious gemstones. —Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026

But the city’s Department of Buildings denied the club permits owing to its being, at least according to the agency, an unstable firetrap. —Kim Velsey, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026

During the postwar years, though, tens of thousands of white parishioners chose to move to new enclaves in the city and the suburbs as, owing to the Great Migration, the Black population, long sequestered on the South Side, grew and expanded into other neighborhoods. —Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026

Wyss is a Swiss billionaire who some on the Right have likened to Soros, owing to his similar proclivity for bankrolling left-wing causes. —Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1625, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for owing to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue

Kids Definition

owing to

preposition

: because of

absent owing to illness