due

[ doo, dyoo ]

/ du, dyu /

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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.

Idioms for due

due to,

attributable to; ascribable to: The delay was due to heavy traffic.
because of; owing to: All planes are grounded due to fog.

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.

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.

Origin of due

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Middle French deu, past participle of devoir < Latin dēbēre to owe; see debt

usage note for due

11. Due to as a prepositional phrase meaning “because of, owing to” has been in use since the 14th century: Due to the sudden rainstorm, the picnic was moved indoors. Some object to this use on the grounds that due is historically an adjective and thus should be used only predicatively in constructions like The delay was due to electrical failure. Despite such objections, due to occurs commonly as a compound preposition and is standard in all varieties of speech and writing.

pronunciation note for due

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OTHER WORDS FROM due

due·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH due

dew do due

Words nearby due

dudgeon, dudish, dudley, dudleya, duds, due, due bill, due diligence, due process of law, due to, duecento

Example sentences from the Web for dues

And I wouldn't have gone this far if I ever thought that was a possibility… He made a mistake, and he's paid his dues.

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It also says dues go toward paying a more than $15 million federal racketeering settlement.

The Sleazy War on the Humane Society |Center for Public Integrity |August 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“I write for myself and that reader who will pay the dues,” she once noted.

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You pay your dues, you get to use the name, the symbol, and the force that comes with it—you make money.

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Perhaps these workers did not want their dues siphoned off for political activity.

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Not only did its membership show great increase, but money from dues now filled the treasury to overflowing.

The Railroad Builders |John Moody
A full General landing to inspect overseas is entitled to a salute of 17 guns—well, I got my dues.

Gallipoli Diary, Volume I |Ian Hamilton
“If you are the Queen of Heaven, make them render me my dues,” said Matelinn audaciously.

Breton Legends |Anonymous
Bills are sent quarterly unless a library asks that it be billed monthly or semi-annually, or annually as part of the dues.

The Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) Interlibrary Loan Manual: January, 1976 |Anonymous
A fruitseller who resisted payment of dues to the Camorrist would find his custom disappear.

Naples Past and Present |Arthur H. Norway

British Dictionary definitions for dues (1 of 2)

dues

/ (djuːz) /

pl n

(sometimes singular) charges, as for membership of a club or organization; fees trade-union dues

British Dictionary definitions for dues (2 of 2)

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

due to attributable to or caused by

noun

something that is owed, required, or due

give a person his due to give or allow a person what is deserved or right

adverb

directly or exactly; straight a course due west

Word Origin for due

C13: from Old French deu, from devoir to owe, from Latin debēre; see debt, debit

usage for due

The use of due to as a compound preposition (the performance has been cancelled due to bad weather) was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable

Idioms and Phrases with dues

due

In addition to the idiom beginning with due

due to

also see:

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

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