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Owing - English meaning

Owing – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

(of money) yet to be paid.

Usage examples:

No rent was owing

Synonims:

UnpaidUnsettledTo be paidPayableReceivableDueOverdueUndischargedOwedOutstandingIn arrearsIn the redDelinquentPast due
verb

Have an obligation to pay or repay (something, especially money) in return for something received.

Usage examples:

They have denied they owe money to the company

Synonims:

Be in debt (to)Be indebted (to)Be in arrears (to)Be under an obligation (to)Be obligated (to)Be beholden toBe in debitBe overdrawn (by)Be in the redBe in debt to the tune of
adjective

Still to be paid

Usage examples:

You have the option of paying off the whole amount owing, without it costing you a penny in interes…

Owing translation into English

Owing: translate from English into Chinese

Translate owing into Chinese (Simplified)}
欠, 债, 债务, 悬, 逸, 归因于, 亏欠的

Owing: translate from English into Dutch

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Verschuldigd, Te betalen, Schuldig, Schuld

Owing: translate from English into French

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Dû, Endetté

Owing: translate from English into German

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Geschuldet, Unbezahlt

Owing: translate from English into Hindi

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कारण, कारण से, हेतु से

Owing: translate from English into Italian

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Dovuto

Owing: translate from English into Korean

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빚진, 빚지고 있는, ...에 기인하는

Owing: translate from English into Russian

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Из-за, Обязанный, Должный, Причитающийся, Оставшийся неуплаченным, Сумма долга

Owing: translate from English into Spanish

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Debido

Word 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 ought1.

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Owing – similar words

owed

verb

Have an obligation to pay or repay (something, especially money) in return for something received.

Usage examples:

They have denied they owe money to the company
Owed - all meanings in English

owe

verb

Have an obligation to pay or repay (something, especially money) in return for something received.

Usage examples:

They have denied they owe money to the company
Owe - all meanings in English

ow

aʊ

exclamation

Used to express sudden pain.

Usage examples:

Ow! you're hurting me!
Ow - all meanings in English

Owing synonims

be in the red

idiom

If you or your bank account are in the red, you owe money to the bank.

Be in the red - all meanings in English

delinquent

dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt

adjective

(typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.

Usage examples:

Delinquent teenagers
noun

A delinquent person.

Usage examples:

Juvenile delinquents
adjective

Late in paying money owed

Usage examples:

She was delinquent in paying her taxes.
Delinquent - all meanings in English

due

dʒuː

adjective

Expected at or planned for at a certain time.

Usage examples:

The baby's due in august
noun

One's right; what is owed to one.

Usage examples:

He thought it was his due
adverb

(with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly.

Usage examples:

We'll head due south again on the same road
Due - all meanings in English

in the red

idiom

Spending more money than you earn

Usage examples:

The company has been in the red for the last three quarters.
In the red - all meanings in English

outstanding

adjective

Exceptionally good.

Usage examples:

The team's outstanding performance

Of major significance or importance

Outstanding - all meanings in English

overdue

adjective

Not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time.

Usage examples:

The rent was nearly three months overdue
Overdue - all meanings in English

owed

verb

Have an obligation to pay or repay (something, especially money) in return for something received.

Usage examples:

They have denied they owe money to the company
Owed - all meanings in English

payable

adjective

(of money) required to be paid; due.

Usage examples:

Interest is payable on the money owing
noun

Debts owed by a business; liabilities.

Usage examples:

Accounts payable (excluding customer refunds and construction payables)
adjective

Used for saying how or when an amount of money should be paid

Usage examples:

The fees are payable monthly., payable in sth the debt is payable in one lump sum or by instalments…
Payable - all meanings in English

receivable

adjective

Able to be received.

Usage examples:

Part of this agreement states that both partners should be honest and fair by showing each other al…
plural noun

Amounts owed to a business, regarded as assets.

Usage examples:

Lenders first exclude ineligible assets, such as receivables that are more than 90 days overdue.
adjective

Still to be received by the person or company to whom money is owed

Usage examples:

Profits have come from income from listed securities and other interests receivable.
Receivable - all meanings in English

undischarged

adjective

Not discharged.

Usage examples:

An undischarged bankrupt
adjective

If a debt is undischarged, it has not been paid back completely

Usage examples:

These contributions are an undischarged loan to the government., we found a loaded and undischarged…
Undischarged - all meanings in English

unpaid

adjective

(of a debt) not yet discharged by payment.

Usage examples:

Unpaid bills
adjective

Owed, or without receiving payment

Usage examples:

Unpaid bills, an unpaid leave of absence
adjective

Used to describe a debt, tax, etc. that has not been paid

Usage examples:

Unpaid debt/fines/taxes the oil giant's accounts were frozen by authorities seeking to recover $3.4…
Unpaid - all meanings in English

unsettled

adjective

Lacking order or stability.

Usage examples:

An unsettled childhood
verb

Cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb.

Usage examples:

The crisis has unsettled financial markets
adjective

Tending to change suddenly; not having a regular pattern

Usage examples:

Things are unsettled in the state’s political arena., the forecast is for unsettled weather, with m…
Unsettled - all meanings in English

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