due

due
due [do͞o, dyo͞o]
adj.
[ME < OFr deu, pp. of devoir, to owe < L debere, to owe: see DEBT]
1. owed or owing as a debt, right, etc.; payable [the first payment is due]
2. suitable; fitting; proper [with all due respect]
3. as much as is required; enough; adequate [due care, in due time]
4. expected or scheduled to arrive or be ready; timed for a certain hour or date [the plane is due at 6:30 P.M.]
adv.
exactly; directly [due west]
n.
anything due or owed; specif.,
a) deserved recognition [to give a man his due]
b) [pl.] fees, taxes, or other charges [membership dues]
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become due or fall due
to become payable as previously arranged
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☆ due to
1. caused by; resulting from [an omission due to oversight]
2. Informal because of: widely so used despite objections by some grammarians [the name was omitted due to oversight]
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☆ pay one's dues
Slang to earn certain rights, privileges, etc. as by having suffered in struggle

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