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.
adequate; sufficient: a due margin for delay.
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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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.
13.
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. Despite such objections, due to occurs commonly as a compound preposition and is standard in all varieties of speech and writing.
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.
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due (djuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (postpositive) immediately payable |
| 2. | (postpositive) owed as a debt, irrespective of any date for payment |
| 3. | requisite; fitting; proper |
| 4. | (prenominal) adequate or sufficient; enough |
| 5. | (postpositive) expected or appointed to be present or arrive: the train is now due |
| 6. | due to attributable to or caused by |
| —n | |
| 7. | something that is owed, required, or due |
| 8. | give a person his due to give or allow a person what is deserved or right |
| —adv | |
| 9. | directly or exactly; straight: a course due west |
| usage 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 | |
| dues (djuːz) | |
| —pl n | |
| (sometimes singular) charges, as for membership of a club or organization; fees: trade-union dues | |
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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."
dues
"fee for membership," 1660s, from plural of due. "Giue them their due though they were diuels" [1589].
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Example sentences
Renew your bar membership or pay your bar dues online.
Instead of paying membership dues, intimates spring for drinks or dinners.
Dues to a chamber of commerce if membership helps you do your job.
There are people who say you couldn't possibly get to an interesting musical experience without paying your dues.
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