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US
/ˈdju, ˈdu/
]
[ UK /djˈuː/ ]
[ UK /djˈuː/ ]
NOUN
-
that which is deserved or owed
give the devil his due -
a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership)
the society dropped him for non-payment of dues
ADJECTIVE
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suitable to or expected in the circumstances
due esteem
in due course
due cause to honor them
all due respect
a long due promotion
exercising due care -
scheduled to arrive
the train is due in 15 minutes -
owed and payable immediately or on demand
payment is due -
capable of being assigned or credited to
the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain
punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading
the oversight was not imputable to him
ADVERB
-
directly or exactly; straight
went due North
How To Use due In A Sentence
- They were however a bit thirsty as far as fuel was concerned due to their 4 giant 4125 kilowatt motors, and never reached production.
- The embassy had been shut down due to Mongolia's support for South Korea's "sunshine policy" of conciliation toward the North.
- Due to the bad weather, the building work was already behind schedule.
- The watchdog plans to issue formal regulatory guidance setting out how companies should handle endowment complaints and assess where compensation is due.
- Another injury victim, Andy Heald, sees a specialist this week over his sciatica, but former skipper Davey Luker is unlikely to feature again this season due to work commitments.
- Coates wry, muttered lyrics lend his ditties a mischievous if subdued charm.
- the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane
- And I am certain the Commission of Inquiry will exonerate you in due course. MAMBO
- Net interest income dropped to $256.4 million, primarily due to the low market-interest rates that resulted in lower yields on mortgage-related interest-earning assets as customers refinanced to lower mortgage rates and new loans and asset purchases were at the current low market interest rates. Hudson City Bancorp Swings to Loss
- This is due to the then nonexistent mobilization of what is called today the "civil society."
