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

Infrastructure financing, a rising theme in African finance with $170 billion needed annually, also appeals to Ecobank but it is better executed in partnership with other institutions owing to the large amounts that are involved, Awori said. —Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025

On Wednesday, his Administration announced that, owing to air-traffic-controller shortages exacerbated by the shutdown, ten per cent of all flights at forty major airports around the country would be cancelled, causing travel mayhem in a high-stakes bid to force Democrats to end the impasse. —Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025

Challenger’s report does not typically carry the same weight with economists and investors as federal jobs data, owing to its methodology. —Steve Kopack, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025

Perhaps no region stands to take larger hits to its Colorado River water than central Arizona, owing to the low priority of its water rights. —Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025

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