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- DictionaryDue/do͞o/
adjective
- 1. expected at or planned for at a certain time: "the baby's due in August"
- 2. of the proper quality or extent; adequate: "driving without due care and attention"
noun
- 1. a person's right; what is owed to someone: "he attracts more criticism than is his due"
- 2. an obligatory payment; a fee: "he had paid union dues for years"
adverb
- 1. (with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly: "we'll head due south again on the same road"
1. : owed or owing as a debt. is due a full week's pay. 2. a. : owed or owing as a natural or moral right. finally got the recognition she was due. give credit where credit is due. everyone's right to dissent … is due the full protection of the Constitution Nat Hentoff.
DUE definition: 1. expected to happen, arrive, etc. at a particular time: 2. at a suitable time in the future: 3…. Learn more.
DUE meaning: 1. expected to happen, arrive, etc. at a particular time: 2. at a suitable time in the future: 3…. Learn more.
Due definition: owed at present; having reached the date for payment. See examples of DUE used in a sentence.
The word due has to do with deadlines and things that are owed. When you're time is up on a library book, it's due. Many bills — such as cable and phone bills — are due once a month. If you miss a due date, you could be in trouble: you might get a bad grade on your paper or the cable guy might take away your favorite stations.
If someone is due for something, that thing is planned to happen or be given to them now, or very soon, often after they have been waiting for it for a long time. She was due for a follow-up appointment.
1. ( postpositive) immediately payable. 2. ( postpositive) owed as a debt, irrespective of any date for payment. 3. requisite; fitting; proper. 4. ( prenominal) adequate or sufficient; enough. 5. ( postpositive) expected or appointed to be present or arrive: the train is now due. 6. due to attributable to or caused by.
Due Definition. Payable immediately or on demand. Owed or owing as a debt, right, etc.; payable. The first payment is due. Suitable; fitting; proper; usual. With all due respect, in due time. In accord with right, convention, or courtesy; appropriate. Due esteem; all due respect.
DUE definition: 1. expected or planned: 2. because of something: 3. Money that is due is owed to someone and must…. Learn more.
1. Usually in plural. † That which is expected, fitting, or appropriate; a proper…. Expand. 3. That which is merited by a particular situation, action…. † Entitlement; right. Chiefly in of due, by due: see phrases…. That which ought to be done; duty; a duty or obligation….
