DUE

due

Noun

  1. Deserved acknowledgment.
    Give him his due — he is a good actor.
  2. (in plural dues) A membership fee.
  3. That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done.
  4. Right; just title or claim.

Adjective

  1. Owed or owing.
  2. Appropriate.
  3. Scheduled; expected.
  4. Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.
  5. Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.

Adverb

  1. Directly; exactly.
    The river runs due north for about a mile.


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