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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dueDue Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DUE is owed or owing as a debt. How to use due in a sentence. owed or owing as a debt; owed or owing as a natural or moral right; according to accepted notions or procedures : appropriate…

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDUE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   B1. because of: A lot of her unhappiness is due to boredom. See more. due adjective (OWED) C2. owed as a debt or as a right: The rent is due (= should be paid) at the end of the month. £50 is due to me ( US due me) from the people I worked for last month. Our thanks are due to everyone.

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

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · 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. [+ to] If the trip is a success, a lot of this will be due to Mr Green's efforts. 2. phrase. You can say due to to introduce the reason for something happening.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dueDue - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of due. noun. that which is deserved or owed. “give the devil his due ” see more. noun. a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership) “the society dropped him for non-payment of dues ” see more. adjective. owed and payable immediately or on demand. “payment is due ” synonyms: callable.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › dueDUE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   B1. because of something: The train was late due to snow. due adjective (MONEY) Money that is due is owed to someone and must be paid: The rent is due today. due adjective (DESERVE) Something that is due to you is something that is owed to you or something you deserve: He didn't get the praise and recognition that was due to him.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitiondue adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   [not before noun] arranged or expected. When's the baby due? The next train is due in five minutes. My essay's due next Friday (= it has to be given to the teacher by then). due to do something Rose is due to start school in January. due for something The band's first album is due for release later this month. owed.