Collocations for "owing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "owing" in context.
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owe
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- owe [money, a debt, interest, late fees] (to)
- owe back [rent, taxes, bills]
- owes [$1000] in [rent]
- owes (them) [over, more than] [$1000]
- how much do you owe (her)?
- pay back [the money, what, the $1000] you owe
- still owe [for, on] my [house, car]
- owe the [state, government, court, plaintiff]
- owe [compensation, restitution]
- [might be, are you] owed [compensation]
- (will) owe the difference
- I owe you a favor
- owe you [everything, nothing, my life]
- owe (you) a debt of gratitude
- owe (him) an explanation
- owe my [success, failure, fame, achievement] to
- [its success, science] owes more to
- you owe it to [yourself, him, your mother] (to)
- [pay, charge you] interest on what you owe
'owing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
absent
- awry
- conscience
- disregard
- downtime
- dwindle
- insecure
- momentum
- possibly
- primarily
- restricted
- strengthening
- supervision