Owing — synonyms, definition

1. owing (a)

delinquent due in arrears mature outstanding overdue owed payable unpaid unsatisfied unsettled

2. owing (Adjective)

undischarged

owing (Adjective) — Owed as a debt. ex. "owing bills"

3. owing (Verb)

owing (Verb) — Be obliged to pay or repay.

owing (Verb) — Be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense. ex. "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"

owing (Verb) — Be in debt. ex. "She owes me $200" ex. "I still owe for the car" ex. "The thesis owes much to his adviser"

being building on building upon reposing on resting on chalking up mortgaging running up