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owing

/ˈəʊ.ɪŋ/ UK
/ˈoʊ.ɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊɪŋ

adjective

not comparable Still to be paid; owed as a debt. These seven subscriptions remain owing.
Similar: outanding, payable

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of owe

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: due, outstanding, unpaid, undischarged, indebted, payable, paying, debtor, pay, chargeable, payables, enforceable, attributable, account, exigible, pardon

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adj still to be paid

हिन्दी	देय dey
Português	devendo
Русский	обязанный objazannyj, причитающийся pričitajuščijsja
עברית	חיב khayav

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@misc{owing_2026,
  title = {owing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/owing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}