owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.
owing or owed, irrespective of whether the time of payment has arrived: This bill is due next month.
owing or observed as a moral or natural right.
rightful; proper; fitting:due care; in due time.
adequate; sufficient: a due margin for delay.
under engagement as to time; expected to be ready, be present, or arrive; scheduled: The plane is due at noon.
noun
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
Usually dues . a regular fee or charge payable at specific intervals, especially to a group or organization: membership dues.
adverb
directly or exactly: a due east course.
Obsolete. duly.
Idioms for due
due to,
attributable to; ascribable to: The delay was due to heavy traffic.
because of; owing to: All planes are grounded due to fog.
give someone his / her due,
to give what justice demands; treat fairly: Even though he had once cheated me, I tried to give him his due.
to credit a disliked or dishonorable person for something that is likable, honorable, or the like.
pay one's dues, to earn respect, a position, or a right by hard work, sacrifice, or experience: She's a famous musician now, but she paid her dues with years of practice and performing in small towns.
Origin of due
1275–1325; Middle English <Anglo-French; Middle French deu, past participle of devoir<Latin dēbēre to owe; see debt
usage note for due
11. Due to as a prepositional phrase meaning “because of, owing to” has been in use since the 14th century: Due to the sudden rainstorm, the picnic was moved indoors. Some object to this use on the grounds that due is historically an adjective and thus should be used only predicatively in constructions like The delay was due to electrical failure. Despite such objections, due to occurs commonly as a compound preposition and is standard in all varieties of speech and writing.
pronunciation note for due
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OTHER WORDS FROM due
dueness,noun
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH due
dew, do, due
Words nearby due
dudgeon, dudish, Dudley, dudleya, duds, due, due bill, duecento, due date, due diligence, duel
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British Dictionary definitions for due
due
/ (djuː) /
adjective
(postpositive)immediately payable
(postpositive)owed as a debt, irrespective of any date for payment
requisite; fitting; proper
(prenominal)adequate or sufficient; enough
(postpositive)expected or appointed to be present or arrivethe train is now due
due toattributable to or caused by
noun
something that is owed, required, or due
give a person his dueto give or allow a person what is deserved or right
adverb
directly or exactly; straighta course due west
See also dues
Word Origin for due
C13: from Old French deu, from devoir to owe, from Latin debēre; see debt, debit
usage for due
The use of due to as a compound preposition (the performance has been cancelled due to bad weather) was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable