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

Other maturities also have risen, owing to a number of factors conspiring to raise financing costs. — Sean Conlon,justina Lee,sarah Min, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

But, after some three hundred thousand trees were planted, the project foundered owing to a shift in political tides. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

The result is an industrial machine that cannot stop and cannot slow down—but that, owing to the limits of demand, cannot keep going. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

The 155 mm shell has been a military workhorse for a century, owing to its simple, lethal power. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 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