due

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\ ˈdü

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Definition of due

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1 : owed or owing as a debt is due a full week's pay

2a : 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

3a : 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 tothis 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

due

noun

Definition of due (Entry 2 of 3)

: 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

adverb

Definition of due (Entry 3 of 3)

1 : directly, exactly due north

2 obsolete : duly

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Examples of due in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Who will bring him up, give him his due and keep telling the story? — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, "The Talk of the Super Bowl Is Quarterbacks, Except One," 25 Jan. 2021 Speaking of legends getting their due, the visionaries who created America’s favorite street are highlighted in Marilyn Agrelo’s documentary. — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, "Here are 10 titles playing at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival likely to grab attention," 24 Jan. 2021 Essential workers and imaginative volunteers got their due. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, "Commentary: Trump treated the arts as an adversary. Biden’s first day told a different story," 21 Jan. 2021 Much of Wisconsin’s juvenile justice code was last revised in the 1990s, and the statutes are due for major updates, said Rep. Evan Goyke, D-Milwaukee. — Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin lawmakers have failed to reform juvenile corrections for years. Will a teen's death in a Racine jail push them to act?," 13 Jan. 2021 Taylor’s face haunted me this year, and although the social currency of sharing her image faded, her presence remains, still demanding its due. — Reginald Dwayne Betts Kiese Makeba Laymon Carina Del Valle Schorske Dessa Irina Aleksander Sam Dolnick Mark Binelli Maggie Jones Rob Hoerburger Jamie Lauren Keiles Devin Gordon Jazmine Hughes Jenna Wortham Jade Chang Taffy Brodesser-akner Kaitlyn Greenidge Rowan Ricardo Phillips Michael Paterniti Wesley Morris Ismail Muhammad Anthony Giardina, New York Times, "Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year.," 23 Dec. 2020 Alex Raij, co-owner of Txikito, La Vara and Saint Julivert in New York City, was one of the first stateside chefs to give conservas their due. — Benjamin Kemper, WSJ, "Dinner From a Can, No Apologies," 17 Dec. 2020 Universal pardon thus violates the legal principle that each individual should receive their due. — Scott Davidson, The Conversation, "Pardon me? An ethicist’s guide to what is proper when it comes to presidential pardons," 14 Dec. 2020 Matriarchs get their due in this gorgeous primer on East African cuisine and the culinary wisdom that grandmothers from that region hold. — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, "25 cookbooks that need to be part of your collection," 9 Dec. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Or pick up on a later wife, say give Catherine Parr her due or something? — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "The Spanish Princess creators on the series finale and giving Catherine a proper send-off," 30 Nov. 2020 As Americans drive less during the pandemic due partly to social distancing and remote work arrangements, gasoline demand has fallen. — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, "Gas tax hikes pile up: States become desperate for road repair revenue as COVID-19 reduces driving," 23 Sep. 2020 Kardashian West made an appearance in the documentary and gave Hilton her due. — Lisa Respers France, CNN, "Paris Hilton reckons with her legacy -- and so should we," 10 Sep. 2020 CBS Sports' Jeff Kerr wrote that is might be the year where Chandler Jones finally receives his due. — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, "NFL awards predictions: Chandler Jones, Isaiah Simmons could lead Cardinals' turnaround," 10 Sep. 2020 But no bigger bull, or any bull, has ever come closer—and the hunter deserves his due. — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, "The 10 Biggest World Record Elk," 7 Aug. 2020 The smarter move will be for companies to back up their purpose statements with principled leadership, paying their dues, supporting the recovery, and helping shape a global tax system that works for all. — Paul Polman, Fortune, "A clampdown on corporate tax avoidance is coming. Companies should embrace it," 26 May 2020 Of the 193 member nations, 91 had paid their dues in full as of May 13. — Bloomberg.com, "China Goes After U.S. Over More Than $1 Billion Owed to UN," 15 May 2020 The plan: ask the club's 10,000 members to continue paying their dues through April and May. — Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, "California business owner fights to keep employees on payroll," 14 Apr. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb But if neither Congress nor the Trump administration act, millions of student loan payments will come due early next year. — Matt Egan, CNN, "Here we go again: The US could start losing jobs very soon," 4 Dec. 2020 In fact, Dalton’s lone sack was due more to effective coverage than a breakdown in pass protection. — John Owning, Dallas News, "Film room: 3 things we learned from Cowboys-Vikings, including how ‘fantasy football nonsense’ proved effective," 23 Nov. 2020 On Tuesday, Cash made his decision with the top of the Dodgers' lineup due up. — Jorge Castillo, Anchorage Daily News, "Dodgers win 1st World Series title since 1988," 28 Oct. 2020 The Financial Times, meanwhile, estimates that, in all, about nine hundred million dollars’ worth of Trump’s real-estate debt will come due within the next four years. — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, "Why Trump Can’t Afford to Lose," 1 Nov. 2020 There's too much need, too much unavoidable federal spending for a bill not to come due eventually. — NBC News, "A big blue dot in a deep red state, ready for Biden," 31 Oct. 2020 Cash made his decision with the top of the Dodgers’ lineup due up. — Los Angeles Times, "Dodgers defeat the Tampa Bay Rays to win first World Series title since 1988," 27 Oct. 2020 The Times said the president appears to be responsible for $421 million in loans, most of which will come due within four years. — CBS News, "7 takeaways from New York Times report on President Trump's tax returns," 29 Sep. 2020 The Times said the president appears to be responsible for $421 million in loans, most of which will come due within four years. — Anchorage Daily News, "5 takeaways from NY Times report on Trump’s tax returns," 28 Sep. 2020

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More Definitions for due

due

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of due

(Entry 1 of 3)

: required or expected to happen : expected to be in a particular place at a particular time

: expected to be born

: expected to give birth

due

noun

English Language Learners Definition of due (Entry 2 of 3)

: a regular payment that you make to be a member of an organization

: something that someone should be given : something that a person has earned

due

adverb

English Language Learners Definition of due (Entry 3 of 3)

: directly or exactly

See the full definition for due in the English Language Learners Dictionary

due

adjective

\ ˈdü

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Kids Definition of due

(Entry 1 of 3)

1 : required or expected to happen or be done This assignment is due tomorrow.

2 : owed or deserved Payment is due. Treat your teacher with due respect.

3 : in a proper or necessary amount I will give your idea due consideration.

due to

: because of “The common rat is highly valued … due to his toughness …”— Robert C. O'Brien, Rats of NIMH

due

noun

Kids Definition of due (Entry 2 of 3)

1 : something that should be given Give the man his due, he's a fighter.

2 dues plural : a regular or legal charge or fee

due

adverb

Kids Definition of due (Entry 3 of 3)

: directly sense 1 due north

due

adjective

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Medical Definition of due

: expected to be born in the normal course of events the baby is due in November also : expected to give birth she's due this month

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due

adjective

Legal Definition of due

1a : satisfying or capable of satisfying an obligation, duty, or requirement under the law the buyer's due performance under the contract due proof of loss

b : proper under the law obstructing due administration of justice

2 : capable of being attributed —used with to any loss due to neglect

3a : having reached the date at which payment is required : payable

b : owed though not yet required to be paid

4 : reasonable sense 1a, b

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