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adjective
1.
owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.
2.
owing or owed, irrespective of whether the time of payment has arrived: This bill is due next month.
3.
owing or observed as a moral or natural right.
4.
rightful; proper; fitting: due care; in due time.
5.
EXPANDadequate; sufficient: a due margin for delay.
6.
COLLAPSEunder engagement as to time; expected to be ready, be present, or arrive; scheduled: The plane is due at noon.
noun
7.
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
8.
Usually, dues. a regular fee or charge payable at specific intervals, especially to a group or organization: membership dues.
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is always a great word to know.
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11.
due to,
a.
attributable to; ascribable to: The delay was due to heavy traffic.
b.
because of; owing to: All planes are grounded due to fog.
12.
give someone his/her due,
a.
to give what justice demands; treat fairly: Even though he had once cheated me, I tried to give him his due.
b.
to credit a disliked or dishonorable person for something that is likable, honorable, or the like.
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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:
1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Middle French deu, past participle of devoir < Latin dēbēre to owe; see debt
1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Middle French deu, past participle of devoir < Latin dēbēre to owe; see debt
Related forms
due·ness, noun
Usage note
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. EXPANDDespite such objections, due to occurs commonly as a compound preposition and is standard in all varieties of speech and writing
COLLAPSE
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. EXPANDDespite such objections, due to occurs commonly as a compound preposition and is standard in all varieties of speech and writing
COLLAPSE
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Word Origin & History
due
mid-14c., from O.Fr. deu, pp. of devoir "to owe," from L. debere "to owe" (see debt). In reference to points of the compass (e.g. due east) it is attested from c.1600, originally nautical, from notion of "fitting, rightful."
EXPANDdues
"fee for membership," 1660s, from plural of due. "Giue them their due though they were diuels" [1589].
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