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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
/ djuː /
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 Word Forms
- dueness noun
Word History and Origins
Word 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.
More idioms and phrases containing due
- give credit (where it's due)
- give someone his or her due
- give the devil his due
- in due course
- pay one's dues
- with all due respect
Example Sentences
The operator Allwyn confirmed the draw had been paused "due to the bonus ball not dropping" and would resume as soon as possible with an alternative machine and "under the supervision of an independent adjudicator".
But temperatures across the country are due to drop this weekend.
While higher taxes and minimum wage bills have hit supermarkets, food inflation has surged in part due to poor harvests globally, with disease and droughts affecting yields.
Two-time champion Fernando Alonso was unable to make a late soft tyres run due to a mechanical issue on his Aston Martin and finished 20th, but it was a competitive hour of action.
She said her ex-husband had been "lying" to the court when his legal team argued he could not be held fully responsible for his actions due to his history of depression.
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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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