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Definition owing to in British English

owing to preposition

preposition

Both owing to and due to mean ‘because of’. They are used in exactly the same way, except that due to is much more frequently used than owing to after the verb ‘to be’: Their failure was due to a lack of care and attention.

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because of something

Example

Flights from Stansted Airport were cancelled owing to bad weather.

Example

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

Synonyms and related words
because due to whereas
Definition owing to in British English