Dictionary
ow•ing
Pronunciation: (ō'ing), [key]—
adj.
1. owed, unpaid, or due for payment:
to pay what is owing.
2. owing to, because of; as a result of:
Owing to a mistake in the payroll department, some of us were issued incorrect checks. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.