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    ow·ing
    [ˈō(w)iNG]
    adjective
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    owing (adjective)
    1. (of money) yet to be paid:
      "no rent was owing"
    owe
    [ō]
    verb
    owing (present participle)
    1. have an obligation to pay or repay (something, especially money) in return for something received:
      "they have denied they owe money to the company" · "I owe you 25 cents"
      • owe something, especially money, to (someone):
        "I owe you for the taxi"
      • be under a moral obligation to give someone (gratitude, respect, etc.):
        "I owe it to him to explain what's happened" · "I owe you an apology"
      • be indebted to someone or something for (something):
        "I owe my life to you"
    Origin
    Old English āgan ‘own, have it as an obligation’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit īs ‘possess, own’. Compare with ought.
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    adjective
    1. (of money) yet to be paid:
      unpaid
      unsettled
      payable
      receivable
      due
      overdue
      owed
      outstanding
      in arrears
      delinquent
      to be paid
      undischarged
      in the red
      past due
      Opposite:
      paid
      settled
    verb
    1. have an obligation to pay or repay (something, especially money) in return for something received:
      be in debit
      be in debt (to)
      be indebted (to)
      be in arrears (to)
      be under an obligation (to)
      be obligated (to)
      be beholden to
      be overdrawn (by)
      be in the red
      be in debt to the tune of
      Opposite:
      settle up
       
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    1. owing adjective [ after verb ] UK uk / ˈəʊ.ɪŋ / us / ˈoʊ.ɪŋ / Add to word list still to be paid: We have several hundred pounds owing on our car.

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      owing [ oh -ing ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA adjective owed, unpaid, or due for payment: to pay what is owing.

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      owe (ō), v., owed, ow•ing. v.t. to be under obligation to pay or repay: to owe money to the bank; to owe the bank interest on a mortgage.

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