Owing

/ˈoʊ.ɪŋ/

के कारण; बकाया/देय

Origin & History

From Middle English 'owen/owinge', from 'owe' (Old English āgan ‘to possess; to owe’).

मध्य अंग्रेज़ी 'owen/owinge' से, 'owe' से बना; 'owe' की जड़ पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी āgan (‘स्वामित्व रखना; देनदार होना’) में है।

Definition

Used to show that something happens because of a cause or reason (often after a form of 'be', as in 'due/owing to'); it can also describe money that has not yet been paid.

किसी कारण/वजह से होने वाली बात बताने के लिए (अक्सर 'be' के बाद, जैसे 'due/owing to'); यह उस धन के लिए भी आता है जो अभी तक चुकाया नहीं गया है।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
There is a large sum still owing on the loan.
ऋण पर अब भी बड़ी राशि बकाया है।
Preposition:
Owing to heavy rain, the match was cancelled.
भारी बारिश के कारण मैच रद्द कर दिया गया।
Present participle (verb form of 'owe'):
Owing me money won’t help your credit score.
मुझे पैसे देना बाकी रखने से आपका क्रेडिट स्कोर बेहतर नहीं होगा।

Usage Examples

Owing to a technical fault, the flight was delayed.
Several payments are still owing.
Any taxes owing must be paid by the end of the month.
The company closed two branches owing to losses.
He left early, owing to an urgent appointment.

Synonyms

Due to Because of As a result of On account of Thanks to

Antonyms

Despite In spite of Regardless of

Related Forms

Noun
Owe (as a base verb; no common direct noun form from 'owing') / Debt / Owing(s)
Verb
Owe / Owes / Owed / Owing
Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

Owing to
के कारण / की वजह से
Amount owing
देय/बकाया राशि
Balance owing
शेष बकाया / बाकी देय