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| 1. | [ adjective ] owed and payable immediately or on demand | |
| Synonyms: | owed | |
| Examples: | "payment is due" |
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| Related terms: | undue collectible repayable delinquent owing collect out-of-pocket receivable callable | |
| 2. | [ noun ] that which is deserved or owed | |
| Examples: | : "give the devil his due" |
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| Related terms: | right | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] proper and appropriate; fitting | |
| Synonyms: | deserved | |
| Examples: | "richly deserved punishment" "due esteem" |
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| Related terms: | merited | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] scheduled to arrive | |
| Examples: | "the train is due in 15 minutes" |
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| Related terms: | expected | |
| 5. | [ adverb ] directly or exactly; straight | |
| Examples: | "went due North" |
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| 6. | [ adjective ] suitable to or expected in the circumstances | |
| Examples: | "all due respect" "due cause to honor them" "a long due promotion" "in due course" |
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| Related terms: | undue anticipated | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] reasonable in the circumstances | |
| Examples: | "gave my comments due consideration" "exercising due care" |
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| Related terms: | appropriate | |
| 8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 16967 | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (business) a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership) | |
| Examples: | "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues" |
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| Related terms: | fixed_charge | |
| Similar spelling: |
Duwe Duhe Duey Du duo D |
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