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   Due

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   adjective

   • 1. expected at or planned for at a certain time: "the baby's due in August" Similar expectedrequiredawaitedanticipatedscheduled for
   • ▪ (of a payment) required at a certain time: "the May installment was due" Similar owingowedto be paidpayablepayable nowpayable immediatelyreceivable immediatelyoutstandingoverdueunpaidunsettledundischargeddelinquentpast dueOpposite paid
   • ▪ (of a person) having reached a point where the thing mentioned is required or owed: "she was due for a raise"
   • ▪ (of a thing) required or owed as a legal or moral obligation: "he was only taking back what was due to him" Similar deserved bymerited byearned bywarranted byappropriate tofit forfitting forsuitable forright forproper toarchaic:meet forOpposite undeserved by
   • 2. of the proper quality or extent; adequate: "driving without due care and attention" Similar properright and propercorrectrightfulfittingsuitableappropriateaptadequatesufficientenoughamplesatisfactoryrequisiteformal:condignarchaic:meetOpposite unsuitable

   noun

   • 1. a person's right; what is owed to someone: "he attracts more criticism than is his due" Similar rightful treatmentfair treatmentdeserved fatejust punishmentrightentitlementrightsjust desertsdesertsinformal:comeuppancearchaic:recompense
   • 2. an obligatory payment; a fee: "he had paid union dues for years" Similar feemembership feesubscriptionchargetolllevypaymentcontribution

   adverb

   • 1. (with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly: "we'll head due south again on the same road"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘payable’): from Old French deu ‘owed’, based on Latin debitus ‘owed’, from debere ‘owe’.

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   Due definition: owed at present; having reached the date for payment. See examples of DUE used in a sentence.

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   due meaning, definition, what is due: expected to happen or arrive at a partic...: Learn more.

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   to do what is required or expected of you. Vick paid his dues (= completed his punishment), and since being released from prison has been a model citizen. Definition of due noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDUE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · Definition of 'due' Word Frequency. due. (du ) 1. phrase. If an event is due to something, it happens or exists as a direct result of that thing. The country's economic problems are largely due to the weakness of the recovery. 2. phrase. You can say due to to introduce the reason for something happening.

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   Definition of due adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › dueDUE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   DUE meaning: 1. expected or planned: 2. because of something: 3. Money that is due is owed to someone and must…. Learn more.

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   May 21, 2024 · Adjective [ edit] due ( comparative more due, superlative most due) Owed or owing. Synonyms: needed, owing, to be made, required. He is due four weeks of back pay. The amount due is just three quid. The due bills total nearly seven thousand dollars. He can wait for the amount due him. Appropriate.