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   due

   /djuː/

   adjective

   • 1. expected at or planned for at a certain time: "the baby's due in August" Similar expectedrequiredawaitedanticipatedscheduled for
   • ▪ (of a payment) required at a certain time: "the May instalment was due" Similar owingowedto be paidpayablepayable nowpayable immediatelyreceivable immediatelyoutstandingoverdueunpaidunsettledundischargeddelinquentpast dueOpposite paid
   • ▪ (of a person) having reached a point where the thing mentioned is required or owed: "she was due for a rise"
   • ▪ (of a thing) required or owed as a legal or moral obligation: "he was only taking back what was due to him" Similar deserved bymerited byearned bywarranted byappropriate tofit forfitting forsuitable forright forproper toarchaic:meet forOpposite undeserved by
   • 2. of the proper quality or extent: "driving without due care and attention" Similar properright and propercorrectrightfulfittingsuitableappropriateaptadequatesufficientenoughamplesatisfactoryrequisiteformal:condignarchaic:meetOpposite unsuitable

   noun

   • 1. one's right; what is owed to one: "he thought it was his due" Similar rightful treatmentfair treatmentdeserved fatejust punishmentrightentitlementrightsjust desertsdesertsinformal:comeuppancearchaic:recompense
   • 2. an obligatory payment; a fee: "he had paid trade union dues for years" Similar feemembership feesubscriptionchargetolllevypaymentcontribution

   adverb

   • 1. (with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly: "we'll head due south again on the same road"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘payable’): from Old French deu ‘owed’, based on Latin debitus ‘owed’, from debere ‘owe’.

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   The word due has to do with deadlines and things that are owed. When you're time is up on a library book, it's due. Many bills — such as cable and phone bills — are due once a month. If you miss a due date, you could be in trouble: you might get a bad grade on your paper or the cable guy might take away your favorite stations.

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