dues

noun

plural of due
as in privileges

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  1. privileges
  2. perquisites
  3. entitlements
  4. pretensions
  5. pretenses
Noun
  • Quinn was first issued a license to practice medicine in 1986 and has admitting privileges at multiple Novant Health and Atrium Health locations, according to his medical board record.
    — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • That claim is his alone so far — neither WWE nor Penta has commented — and his filming privileges are already gone.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of privileges
Noun
  • Being part of Braddock’s family came with perquisites.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • To become European champions, a team needs all the perquisites — ability, depth and money — but must possess perfect timing, too.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Definition of perquisites
Noun
  • Picture multiple platforms each listing a tokenized equity tracking the same stock with different settling conditions, entitlements and reporting tapes.
    — Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Matt Tapp, director of acquisitions and entitlements at Griffin Riley, said Monday that the project represents several years of close collaboration with city officials.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of entitlements
Noun
  • At 61, unaligned to any party faction and with no pretensions to the highest office, the Scot would represent little threat to Burnham.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • The British journalist Malcolm Muggeridge, who converted to Christianity late in his life, pointed out that Jesus’s entire ministry was directed against the pretensions of earthly power.
    — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Definition of pretensions
Noun
  • Trimpey also faces a felony charge of obtaining money by false pretenses.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • At school, Jin’s oldest daughter, Jane, teams up with a Black classmate, one of few, to expose their neighbors’ prejudices and pretenses.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of pretenses
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