owing to

[preposition]

because of, as a result of, on account of

* * *

BECAUSE OF, as a result of, on account of, due to, as a consequence of, thanks to, in view of; formal by reason of.

→ owing

* * *

preposition

: because of

impassable by cars owing to soft sand — G.W.Murray

* * *

owing to

1. Because of

2. In consequence of

• • •

Main Entry: ↑owing

* * *

owing to UK US preposition

Learner Errors

Both owing to and due to mean ‘because of’. They are used in exactly the same way, except that due to can be used after the verb ‘to be’:

Their failure was due to a lack of care and attention

(not:

was owing to

).

because of something

Flights from Stansted Airport were cancelled owing to bad weather.

Owing to the rising cost of fuel, more people are using public transport.

Thesaurus: because and because of_synonym

* * *

because of or on account of

his reading was hesitant owing to a stammer

* * *

prep

: because of (something)

The ambassador was absent owing to [=due to] illness.

She walks with a limp owing to a childhood injury.

* * *

ˈowing to [owing to] preposition

because of

•

The game was cancelled owing to torrential rain.

•

Owing to his illness, he could not continue with his studies.