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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024du•ty /ˈduti, ˈdyu-/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - something that one is expected to do by obligation:[uncountable]He had a strong sense of duty.
- an action or task required by a person's position: [countable]The duties of a clergyman involve performing marriages and visiting the sick.[uncountable]I reported for duty at twelve o'clock sharp.
- Businessa tax imposed by law on the import or export of goods;
tariff: [uncountable]How much duty did you have to pay on the refrigerator?[countable]Where do they collect customs duties?
Idioms- Idioms off/on duty, not/at one's post or work:I can't drink; I'm still on duty.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024du•ty (do̅o̅′tē, dyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
- the binding or obligatory force of something that is morally or legally right;
moral or legal obligation. - an action or task required by a person's position or occupation;
function:the duties of a clergyman. - the respectful and obedient conduct due a parent, superior, elder, etc.
- an act or expression of respect.
- a task or chore that a person is expected to perform:It's your duty to do the dishes.
- Military
- an assigned task, occupation, or place of service:He was on radar duty for two years.
- Militarythe military service required of a citizen by a country:After graduation, he began his duty.
- Business[Com.]a specific or ad valorem tax imposed by law on the import or export of goods.
- a payment, service, etc., imposed and enforceable by law or custom.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]tax:income duty.
- [Mach.]
- Mechanical Engineeringthe amount of work done by an engine per unit amount of fuel consumed.
- Mechanical Engineeringthe measure of effectiveness of any machine.
- Agriculturethe amount of water necessary to provide for the crop in a given area.
- [Baby Talk.]bowel movement.
- Idioms do duty, to serve the same function;
substitute for:bookcases that do duty as room dividers. - Idioms off duty, not at one's post or work;
at liberty:They spent their days off duty in hiking and fishing. - Idioms on duty, at one's post or work;
occupied;
engaged:He was suspended from the force for being drunk while on duty.
- Anglo-French duete. See due, -ty2
- Middle English du(e)te 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Duty, obligation refer to what one feels bound to do. Duty is what one performs, or avoids doing, in fulfillment of the permanent dictates of conscience, piety, right, or law:duty to one's country; one's duty to tell the truth, to raise children properly.An obligation is what one is bound to do to fulfill the dictates of usage, custom, or propriety, and to carry out a particular, specific, and often personal promise or agreement:financial obligations.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged responsibility, business.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deference.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: duty /ˈdjuːtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- a task or action that a person is bound to perform for moral or legal reasons
- respect or obedience due to a superior, older persons, etc
- the force that binds one morally or legally to one's obligations
- a government tax, esp on imports
- Brit the quantity or intensity of work for which a machine is designed
- a measure of the efficiency of a machine
- a job or service allocated
- (as modifier): duty rota
- do duty for ⇒ to act as a substitute for
- off duty ⇒ not at work
- on duty ⇒ at work
Etymology: 13th Century: from Anglo-French dueté, from Old French deu due |