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Things that are due are owed it's time to come up with them. Loans, library books, and school assignments usually have a due date.

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Owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for another; payable; owing and demandable.

Noun
that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due"

Noun
a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"

Adjective S.
reasonable in the circumstances; "gave my comments due consideration"; "exercising due care"

Adjective
owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"

Adjective
suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course"

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Adjective S.
proper and appropriate; fitting; "richly deserved punishment"; "due esteem"

Adverb
directly or exactly; straight; "went due North"


a.
Owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for another; payable; owing and demandable.

a.
Justly claimed as a right or property; proper; suitable; becoming; appropriate; fit.

a.
Such as (a thing) ought to be; fulfilling obligation; proper; lawful; regular; appointed; sufficient; exact; as, due process of law; due service; in due time.

a.
Appointed or required to arrive at a given time; as, the steamer was due yesterday.

a.
Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.

adv.
Directly; exactly; as, a due east course.

n.
That which is owed; debt; that which one contracts to pay, or do, to or for another; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done; a fee; a toll.

n.
Right; just title or claim.

v. t.
To endue.


Due

Due , a. [OF. deu, F. d'96, p. p. of devoir to owe, fr. L. debere. See Debt, Habit, and cf. Duty.] 1. Owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for another; payable; owing and demandable. 2. Justly claimed as a right or property; proper; suitable; becoming; appropriate; fit.
Her obedience, which is due to me.
With dirges due, in sad array, Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne.
3. Such as (a thing) ought to be; fulfilling obligation; proper; lawful; regular; appointed; sufficient; exact; as, due process of law; due service; in due time. 4. Appointed or required to arrive at a given time; as, the steamer was due yesterday. 5. Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
This effect is due to the attraction of the sun.

Due

Due, adv. Directly; exactly; as, a due east course.

Due

Due, n. 1. That which is owed; debt; that which one contracts to pay, or do, to or for another; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done; a fee; a toll.
He will give the devil his due.
Yearly little dues of wheat, and wine, and oil.
2. Right; just title or claim.
The key of this infernal pit by due . . . I keep.

Due

Due, v. t. To endue. [Obs.] Shak.

Owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for another; payable; owing and demandable.

Directly; exactly; as, a due east course.

That which is owed; debt; that which one contracts to pay, or do, to or for another; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done; a fee; a toll.

To endue.

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Usage Examples

Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life. The desire to work and be useful is what makes life worth living, and to be told your efforts are not needed because you are the wrong age is a crime.

Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her face. The beauty who does not look surprised, who accepts her position as her due - she reminds us too much of a prima donna.

Even private persons in due season, with discretion and temper, may reprove others, whom they observe to commit sin, or follow bad courses, out of charitable design, and with hope to reclaim them.

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.

I am actually in poor health due to chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, and my ability to work is greatly diminished right now, so I have to get better before I can start another big project.

For four years, I listened to stories of intelligence failures, and it wasn't due to incompetence of anyone in the system, but that the system is so arcane.

Half a world away nations that once lived under oppression and tyranny are now budding democracies due in large part to America 's leadership and the sacrifices of our military.

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Other Usage Examples

A lot of what I've been learning in the last two years is due to therapy - about my sexuality, why things go wrong, why relationships haven't worked. It isn't anything to do with anybody else it's to do with me.

History has shown us that, on extraordinarily rare occasions, it becomes necessary for the federal government to intervene on behalf of individuals whose 14th Amendment rights to legal due process and equal protection may be violated by a state.

Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due to mismanagement.

Across the country military families are facing dire financial circumstances due to longer than expected tours of duties. They are being penalized for their patriotism - no one should have to choose between doing right by their country and doing right by their families.

Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up.

I always felt sorry for the sidekick as a kid. They never got their due and it left a very bad taste in the mouth - they are defined by a subordinate relationship to someone else. I always felt like a bit of sidekick when I was a kid and it didn't feel fair.

All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be, I am a dancer. But I don't think I would be on 'Dancing with the Stars,' mainly because I would be too shy.

Breast cancer deaths in America have been declining for more than a decade. Much of that success is due to early detection and better treatments for women. I strongly encourage women to get a mammogram.

I always say that the real success of Wine Library wasn't due to the videos I posted, but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward, making connections and building relationships.

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