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Owing vs Owed - What's the difference?

owing | owed |

As adjectives the difference between owing and owed

is that owing is still to be paid; owed as a debt while owed is that owes.

As verbs the difference between owing and owed

is that owing is present participle of lang=en while owed is past tense of owe.

owing

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
  • These seven subscriptions remain owing .

    Verb

    (head)
  • See also

    * owing to

    owed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (owe)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That owes.
  • Derived terms

    * owedness