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Due

noun
/dʒʉː/
Word Frequency: 127.4

Definitions

1.nounDeserved acknowledgment.
"Give him his due — he is a good actor."
2.noun(in plural dues) A membership fee.
3.nounThat which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
4.nounRight; just title or claim.
5.adjectiveOwed or owing.
"He can wait for the amount due him."
6.adjectiveAppropriate.
"With all due respect, you're wrong about that."
7.adjectiveScheduled; expected.
"Rain is due this afternoon."
8.adjectiveHaving reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.
"The baby is just about due."
9.adjectiveOwing; ascribable, as to a cause.
"The dangerously low water table is due to rapidly growing pumping."
10.adjectiveOn a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass
"The town is 5 miles due North of the bridge."
11.adverb(used with compass directions) Directly; exactly.
"The river runs due north for about a mile."

Synonyms

expectedforecastneededowingrequiredto be madeowedpayablereceivablerepayablemeritedcollectable

Rhymes With

blueslewsubduepursuetrueviewconstruehitherto
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