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

McDavid was well under 50 percent in 2018-19, owing to spotty goaltending plus Milan Lucic (4-8 goals together in 98 minutes) and Jesse Puljujärvi (3-5 goals in 67 minutes). — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Jurors had the option to convict Clancy of first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter or acquit her owing to lack of criminal responsibility. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026

The service The service at Peter Island is infectiously familial, with an effortless synergy owing to several of the staff returning to the island after Irma. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Public tours of the property were halted, owing to all the construction, but, before that, docents had noticed the President walking the grounds and slipping notes to gardeners and landscapers. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 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