due

due · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (adjective) Expected at or planned for a certain time.

  2. 2.

    (adjective) Owed and required to be paid by a certain date.

  3. 3.

    (adjective) Deserved or appropriate; proper.

  4. 4.

    (noun, usually plural) Fees or charges that are owed, especially for membership.

  5. 5.

    (adverb) Directly or exactly (used with compass directions).

Phrases & expressions

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    due to — because of; caused by
  • •
    in due course — at the appropriate time
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    give someone their due — to acknowledge someone's merits fairly
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    due diligence — reasonable steps taken to avoid harm or verify information
  • •
    with all due respect — a polite phrase preceding a disagreement

Related words

Antonyms: paid, unscheduled
See also: expected, owed, payable, scheduled
Synonyms: expected, owed, payable, scheduled

Etymology

From Old French deu, past participle of devoir "to owe," from Latin debere "to owe," from de- "away" + habere "to have." The sense of "expected" developed from the idea of something being owed at a particular time.