due

¹due

adj \ˈdü, ˈdyü\

Definition of DUE

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

Examples of DUE

1. My wife is due in three weeks.
2. The bill is due at the end of the month.
3. The balance is now due.
4. The amount due is 45 dollars.

Origin of DUE

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DUE

Synonyms: mature

Antonyms: undue

Related Words: delinquent, outstanding, overdue, owed, owing, receivable, unpaid, unsettled; payable

Near Antonyms: cleared, liquidated, paid (off or up), repaid, settled; prepaid

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Rhymes with DUE

blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo