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due
[doo, dyoo]
adjective
owed at present; having reached the date for payment.
This bill is due.
owing or owed, irrespective of whether the time of payment has arrived.
This bill is due next month.
owing or observed as a moral or natural right.
rightful; proper; fitting.
due care; in due time.
adequate; sufficient.
a due margin for delay.
under engagement as to time; expected to be ready, be present, or arrive; scheduled.
The plane is due at noon.
noun
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
Usually dues a regular fee or charge payable at specific intervals, especially to a group or organization.
membership dues.
adverb
directly or exactly.
a due east course.
Obsolete.duly.
due
/ ː /
adjective
(postpositive) immediately payable
(postpositive) owed as a debt, irrespective of any date for payment
requisite; fitting; proper
(prenominal) adequate or sufficient; enough
(postpositive) expected or appointed to be present or arrive
the train is now due
attributable to or caused by
noun
something that is owed, required, or due
to give or allow a person what is deserved or right
adverb
directly or exactly; straight
a course due west
Usage
Pronunciation Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- dueness noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of due1
Idioms and Phrases
give someone his / her due,
to give what justice demands; treat fairly.
Even though he had once cheated me, I tried to give him his due.
to credit a disliked or dishonorable person for something that is likable, honorable, or the like.
due to,
attributable to; ascribable to.
The delay was due to heavy traffic.
because of; owing to.
All planes are grounded due to fog.
pay one's dues, to earn respect, a position, or a right by hard work, sacrifice, or experience.
She's a famous musician now, but she paid her dues with years of practice and performing in small towns.
Example Sentences
Overall, many analysts expect investment growth to slow in the US this year due to policy uncertainty.
US singer Chris Brown has kicked off his UK tour in Manchester, days before he is due back in court after being arrested in the city last month.
A 40-year-old man has been charged over the incident and is due to appear in court in July.
The company initially said its sailings were due to resume at 15:20, but that has now been pushed back indefinitely.
Shanks said more than 80 potential investors in the site had come forward, with Scottish Enterprise handling due diligence on proposed projects.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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