Main Entry: ¹due

Pronunciation: \ˈdü, ˈdyü\

Function: adjective

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

Date: 14th century

1 : owed or owing as a debt
2 a : owed or owing as a natural or moral right <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>; also : expected to give birth

— due·ness noun