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due

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adjective

ˈdü How to pronounce due (audio)
ˈdyü
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
b
: according to accepted notions or procedures : appropriate
with all due respect
3
a
: satisfying or capable of satisfying a need, obligation, or duty : adequate
giving the matter due attention
b
: regular, lawful
due proof of loss
4
: capable of being attributed : ascribable
—used with to
this advance is partly due to a few men of genius A. N. Whitehead
5
: having reached the date at which payment is required : payable
the rent is due
6
: required or expected in the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events : scheduled
The train is due at noon.
When is the baby due?
also : expected to give birth
has a friend who is due in April
dueness noun

due

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noun

: something due (see due entry 1) or owed: such as
a
: something that rightfully belongs to one
give him his due
b
: a payment or obligation required by law or custom : debt
c
dues plural : fees, charges
membership dues

due

3 of 3

adverb

1
: directly, exactly
due north
2
obsolete : duly

Synonyms

Adjective

Adverb

Example Sentences

Adjective My wife is due in three weeks. The bill is due at the end of the month. The balance is now due. The amount due is 45 dollars. Noun Dues are increasing this year. Workers are required to join the union and pay dues. He deserves to be given his due. Adverb the island lies due south of the headland a plane flying due east See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Booth also revealed that her due date is Dec. 23, 2022. Jamie Ballard, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 The president will cancel loan debt for many and extend the due date for others. Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2022 Stefanie Wigfall, Sierra Canyon’s head coach, was pregnant with her second child and inching closer to her due date. Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2022 So, the city officials last year extended the due date to begin loan payments from September 2021 to September 2022. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 Our first child’s due date had been ten days earlier. Adam M. Carrington, National Review, 14 Aug. 2022 Drue was born prematurely on April 21, nearly three months ahead of her due date. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 11 Aug. 2022 Ohio is one of five states that allows landlords to evict tenants just one day after missing their payment due-date, Martin said. Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022 Homes burned to the ground Among the homes that burned down was that of Kayla Dailey, who fled the blaze with her family on the due date for her third child. Susannah Cullinane, CNN, 6 Aug. 2022
Noun
Though Mark Stoops has downplayed the significance of breaking Bryant’s record, shying away from the inherent comparisons to a football legend best known for his success at Alabama, Bob Stoops wants to give his brother his due. Brett Dawson, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 Though Mark Stoops has downplayed the significance of breaking Bryant’s record, shying away from the inherent comparisons to a football legend best known for his success at Alabama, Bob Stoops wants to give his brother his due. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 14 Sep. 2022 In this 18k yellow gold Taurus cuff bracelet from 1979, the earthy bull gets its glamorous due. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 15 July 2022 Reno has been at the forefront of the effort to give Lewis her due. Lucia Cheng, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2022 The name first appeared on a map in 1507 by Waldseemuller, giving Columbus his due. Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 30 June 2022 These are the pieces of his legacy that admirers and family are now compiling to give him his due. Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2022 The Olympics acknowledge that the sexes are different in their running potential, and give each its full due. Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2019 Lee Strasberg is frequently cast as the villain in accounts of the Method, though Butler is careful to give him his due. Evan Kindley, The New Republic, 31 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective, Noun, and Adverb

Middle English, from Anglo-French deu, past participle of dever to owe, from Latin debēre — more at debt

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of due was in the 14th century

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