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 Pentagon's own manual bars attacks on shipwrecked people, who are to be treated as hors de combat—a French term meaning out of combat owing to injury. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025

Sporting director Monchi left, owing to developing tensions with Emery and despite hurried deadline-day activity, a feeling of decline enveloped the first five games of the season. —Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025

That obviously did not happen owing to the global pandemic shutting down the theater industry. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025

Though support for Palestinians and an end to the war in Ukraine is widespread in Turkey, for Turks who face an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, owing to market turmoil induced by shake-ups in domestic politics, international politics is a secondary concern. —Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 27 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