dues

noun

plural of due
as in privileges

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  1. privileges
  2. perquisites
  3. entitlements
  4. pretensions
  5. pretenses
Noun
  • Maybe someone with the right privileges could perform a factory reset or another destructive action, for example.
    — David Bennett, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Another possibility is to find out if your IRA offers check-writing privileges.
    — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 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
  • For Japan, the 44 weeks of the individual parental leave entitlements for the mother must be used simultaneously with the father if both parents are to use the entirety of their entitlement.
    — Megan Kuykendoll, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • All the austerity options—cutting spending, reforming entitlements, or raising taxes are measures politicians are reluctant to embrace before an election.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of entitlements
Noun
  • Their trading volume, political influence and public profiles have expanded — as have their pretensions.
    — W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Anyone can join this adventure, this surge of solidarity through collective prayer for our world, to put a stop to all the pretensions of evil.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of pretensions
Noun
  • Conference expansion has shattered pretenses to regional coherence.
    — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The strategic mistake of invading Iraq on false pretenses was then compounded by tactical errors.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of pretenses
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“Dues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dues. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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