| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  d , dy |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Payable immediately or on demand. 2. Owed as a debt; owing: the amount still due. 3. In accord with right, convention, or courtesy; appropriate: due esteem; all due respect. 4. Meeting special requirements; sufficient: We have due cause to honor them. 5a. Expected or scheduled, especially appointed to arrive: Their plane is due in 15 minutes. b. Expected to give birth. 6a. Anticipated; looked for: a long due promotion. b. Expecting or ready for something as part of a normal course or sequence: We're due for some rain. This batter is due for another hit. 7. Capable of being attributed. See Usage Note at due to. | | NOUN: | 1. Something owed or deserved: You finally received your due. 2. dues A charge or fee for membership, as in a club or organization. | | ADVERB: | 1. Straight; directly: Go due west. 2. Archaic Duly. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French deu, past participle of devoir, to owe, from Latin d bre. See ghabh- in Appendix I.
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