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Owing
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: participle (p.)
1. Had or held under obligation of paying; due. There is more owing her than is paid. Shak.
2. Had or experienced as a consequence, result, issue, etc.; ascribable; -- with to; as, misfortunes are often owing to vices; his failure was owing to speculations.