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

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Displaced families often spend weeks, sometimes months, in makeshift dwellings, including public squares and deserted government buildings, while children lose months or even years of education as schools close or become inaccessible owing to gang activity. —Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026

But one of the first actions the interim government took was to rescind a ban on Jamaat, the Islamist party, which today enjoys strong youth engagement owing to a canny social media strategy. —Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026

The institution, the country’s top museum devoted to work by Black artists, was displaced for nearly eight years, owing to construction delays, while the new building took shape. —News Desk, Artforum, 28 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