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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  • due — adj [Old French deu, past participle of devoir to owe, from Latin debere] 1 a: satisfying or capable of satisfying an obligation, duty, or requirement under the law the buyer s due performance under the contract due proof of loss b: proper under… …   Law dictionary

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  • due — {{hw}}{{due}}{{/hw}}[2 nella numerazione araba, II in quella romana] A agg. num. card. 1 Indica una quantità composta di un unità più uno: l uomo ha due braccia e due gambe. 2 (est.) Pochi (con valore indeterm. per indicare una piccola quantità) …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • Due — Due, a. [OF. deu, F. d[^u], 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Justly claimed as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • due to — [ du tu ] preposition *** because of something: The company s financial losses were due to poor management. He almost died due to lack of oxygen. largely due to: The negative image of immigrants is largely due to ignorance. partly due to/due in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Due — may stand for: DNA unwinding element due, Italian word for two Due – Due, the football match between Denmark and Sweden in the UEFA Euro 2004. Membership fees in organizations See also: Union dues Postage due Due, a Mindless Self Indulgence song… …   Wikipedia

  • due — 〈[du:e] Mus.〉 = a due * * * due   [italienisch »zwei«], Musik: a due. * * * due [ du:e; ital. due < lat. duo] (Musik): zwei: a due (zu zweit) …   Universal-Lexikon

  • due — (ant. duo) num. card. [lat. duo, femm. duae ], invar. ■ s.m. [il numero 2 e il segno che lo rappresenta (in cifre arabe 2, nella numerazione romana Ⅱ): scrivi un due ]. ■ agg. 1. [in quantità pari a uno più uno, primo della serie dei numeri pari …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • due to — prep because of something ▪ The court of inquiry ruled that the crash was due to pilot error. ▪ She has been absent from work due to illness. ▪ The restaurant s success was due largely to its new manager. ▪ Attendance at the meeting was small,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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. [1913 Webster] He will give the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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