there is a scarcity of fruit owing to the rain - из-за дождей мало фруктов
I could not come owing to another engagement - я не мог прийти, потому что был занят
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
owing — ow‧ing [ˈəʊɪŋ ǁ ˈoʊ ] adjective [only after a noun] ACCOUNTING FINANCE an amount of money owing has not been paid yet: • We will send an estimate of the amount owing for the goods or services provided. • The brewery settled the £149 debt owing to … Financial and business terms
Owing — Ow ing, p. p. & a. [Used in a passive sense for owed (AS. [=a]gen. See {Own}).] 1. Had or held under obligation of paying; due. [1913 Webster] There is more owing her than is paid. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Had or experienced as a consequence,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
owing to — is an acceptable, idiomatically correct phrase meaning because of or attributable to : Owing to the lateness of the bus, we were unable to make connection with the train. As with due to, avoid adding the fact that to owing to. See also due to … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
owing — [ˈəuıŋ US ˈou ] adj [not before noun] especially BrE if money is owing, it has not yet been paid to the person who should receive it →↑outstanding ▪ You need to pay the amount owing, plus the interest … Dictionary of contemporary English
owing to — preposition because of something: Flights from Boston were canceled owing to bad weather. Owing to the rising cost of fuel, more people are using public transport … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
owing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ yet to be paid or supplied. ● owing to Cf. ↑owing to … English terms dictionary
owing — [ō′iŋ] adj. [ME owynge] 1. that owes 2. due; unpaid [ten dollars owing on a bill] owing to because of; as a result of … English World dictionary
owing to — ► owing to because of or on account of. Main Entry: ↑owing … English terms dictionary
owing — index accountable (responsible), delinquent (overdue), due (owed), indebted, outstanding (unpaid … Law dictionary
owing to — the severity of the weather, tonight s concert will be postponed until next Tuesday Syn: because of, as a result of, on account of, due to, as a consequence of, thanks to, in view of, by dint of; formal by reason of … Thesaurus of popular words
owing to — see due to 2 … Modern English usage
