Owings

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which is owed; debt. plural, plural-only, rare

    "I've heard of people, they have to work the rest of their lives and don't ever get out of debt. Then it's left up to the offspring to work off the owings."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"I've heard of people, they have to work the rest of their lives and don't ever get out of debt. Then it's left up to the offspring to work off the owings."

Etymology

Variant of Owens.

Related phrases

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