dues

noun

plural of due
as in privileges

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  1. privileges
  2. perquisites
  3. entitlements
  4. pretensions
  5. pretenses
Noun
  • For exploits to work, the guest-VM user must have root privileges.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
  • The rhythm and schedule of a World Cup does not allow England such privileges.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 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
  • The property also offers pre-WDO (Pre-Winery Definition Ordinance) entitlements supporting future expansion opportunities.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • Therefore, union contracts and social democracies alike pair strong wages and entitlements with deliberate policies that help ordinary households accumulate assets too.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of entitlements
Noun
  • 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
  • Adley and his team make great tasting plates first and foremost, but some of the items, like the unmissable chicken wings stuffed with boudin blanc and romesco, act as a cheeky affront to haute cuisine’s pretensions and conventions.
    — Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 3 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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