Owings
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 A surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 A census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
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.
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