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ow·ing [ˈəʊɪŋ, Am ˈoʊ-] ADJ inv, pred

owing
ausstehend
to be owing
ausstehen
to be owing
noch zu zahlen sein
money is owing to the company
die Firma hat noch Außenstände
I've got £50 owing to me for a job I did last month
ich bekomme noch 50 Pfund für eine Arbeit, die ich letzten Monat gemacht habe

ˈow·ing to PREP form

owing sth
wegen einer S. gen
owing to the circumstances
umstandshalber
gen owing to the circumstances
CH, A meist umständehalber
owing to the fact that she is ...
aufgrund der Tatsache, dass sie ... ist

owe [əʊ, Am oʊ] VB trans

1. owe (be in debt):

to owe sb sth [or sth to sb]
jdm etw schulden [o. schuldig sein]
to owe it to oneself to do sth
es sich dat schuldig sein, etw zu tun
to owe sb an explanation
jdm eine Erklärung schuldig sein
to owe sb thanks/gratitude [or to owe thanks/gratitude to sb] form
jdm zu Dank verpflichtet sein
to owe sb one inf
jdm noch was schuldig sein

2. owe (be indebted):

to owe sb sth
jdm etw verdanken
I owe it all to my parents
ich habe alles meinen Eltern zu verdanken

Phrases:

to owe sb a grudge
einen Groll gegen jdn hegen
OpenDict entry

owe VB

owing to the fact that ...
was daran liegt, dass ...
owing to the fact that ...
aufgrund der Tatsache, dass ...
OpenDict entry

owe VB

money owed FIN
geschuldetes Geld
Present
Iowe
youowe
he/she/itowes
weowe
youowe
theyowe
Past
Iowed
youowed
he/she/itowed
weowed
youowed
theyowed
Present Perfect
Ihaveowed
youhaveowed
he/she/ithasowed
wehaveowed
youhaveowed
theyhaveowed
Past Perfect
Ihadowed
youhadowed
he/she/ithadowed
wehadowed
youhadowed
theyhadowed
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

amount owing
Forderung f
gen owing to the circumstances
CH, A meist umständehalber
owing to the fact that ...
aufgrund der Tatsache, dass ...
money is owing to the company
die Firma hat noch Außenstände
owing to the fact that she is ...
aufgrund der Tatsache, dass sie ... ist

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