due
adjective
\ ˈdü
, ˈdyü\
, ˈdyü\
Definition of due
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: owed or owing as a debt
is due a full week's pay
2a
: owed or owing as a natural or moral right
finally got the recognition she was due give credit where credit is due everyone's right to dissent … is due the full protection of the Constitution— Nat Hentoff
b
: according to accepted notions or procedures : appropriate
with all due respect
3a
: satisfying or capable of satisfying a need, obligation, or duty : adequate
giving the matter due attention
4
: capable of being attributed : ascribable
—used with to this advance is partly due to a few men of genius— A. N. Whitehead
5
: having reached the date at which payment is required : payable
the rent is due
6
: required or expected in the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events : scheduled
The train is due at noon. When is the baby due?
also
: expected to give birth
has a friend who is due in April
due
nounDefinition of due (Entry 2 of 3)
: something due (see due entry 1) or owed: such as
a
: something that rightfully belongs to one
give him his due
b
: a payment or obligation required by law or custom : debt
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Synonyms & Antonyms for due
Synonyms: Adjective
Synonyms: Adverb
exactly, full, just, precisely, right, sharp, smack-dab, squarely
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of due in a Sentence
Adjective
My wife is due in three weeks. The bill is due at the end of the month. The balance is now due. The amount due is 45 dollars.Noun
Dues are increasing this year. Workers are required to join the union and pay dues. He deserves to be given his due.Adverb
the island lies due south of the headland a plane flying due east
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Recommendations are due by the end of the year, in time for debate during the 2020 legislative session. — al, "Maryland’s medical cannabis industry expands amid talk of legalization," 8 Sep. 2019 Recommendations are due by the end of the year, in time for debate during the 2020 legislative session. — Erin Cox, Washington Post, "Amid talk of legalization, Maryland’s medical cannabis industry expands," 8 Sep. 2019 Chief financial officer Allen Shim said on a call with analysts Wednesday that the yearly loss will be due in part to an increase in sales and marketing expenses. — Clare Duffy, CNN, "Slack's stock falls 15% after first earnings report since going public," 4 Sep. 2019 The phone bill, credit card bill, PG&E bill — everything was due. — San Francisco Chronicle, "Rashad Armstead fills a bag of French fries at his restaurant, Grammie's Down-Home Chicken, in Oakland.," 30 Aug. 2019 With roster cuts due by 4 p.m. Saturday, the Lions stand to have about 40% turnover from last year’s 53-man roster, and most of the new faces are rookies or players who played under Patricia in past seasons. — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, "Bob Quinn: Lions will make 'great progress' in Year 2 under Matt Patricia," 29 Aug. 2019 Upton responded the fashion company is due for a wake-up call. — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, "Kate Upton says Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is 'a snoozefest,' talks unretouched photos," 19 Aug. 2019 After eight months in Afghanistan, Don was due for a break to go home. — M.a.c. Lynch, courant.com, "Love story: An internet chat room brings two cultures together and a marriage blossoms," 18 Aug. 2019 Creative Strategies' Bajarin said that revenue gains from AirPods is due in no small part to a huge numbers of iPhone users who can quickly pair the earbuds with their phones for listening to music and making calls. — Don Reisinger, Fortune, "Apple’s AirPods Business Is Bigger Than You Think," 6 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The sharecroppers started meeting in churches to collect fees and dues for a lawyer and to organize. — Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, "A massacre of blacks haunted this Arkansas city. Then a memorial tree was cut down.," 30 Aug. 2019 The foundation threatened litigation against Ohio and 19 other states in July 2018, shortly after the Supreme Court’s ruling, if officials in those states didn’t immediately cease collecting union dues from non-union public employees’ paychecks. — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, "Right-to-work group sues Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, union to help state workers who don’t want to pay dues," 28 Aug. 2019 Today, the Supreme Court is positioned to advance the right’s war on solidarity through further attacks on labor unions, following the recent Janus decision, which took aim at the ability of unions to collect dues. — Astra Taylor, The New Republic, "One for All," 26 Aug. 2019 The city had no knowledge that an organization in the neighborhood was still collecting dues in the name of the HOA, Stringfellow said. — Dallas News, "Lancaster woman shot in fight over dues for HOA that no longer officially exists," 6 Aug. 2019 Not only is there an issue of dues and membership fees, some local kids’ sports teams are going to have to relocate to a new space to practice and compete. — Akira Kyles, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "With Four Seasons set to close in Hampstead, local sports programs face task of finding new home," 1 Aug. 2019 The rule will prohibit states from automatically collecting dues from home-care workers’ paychecks. — Kris Maher, WSJ, "New Rule to Test Union Membership, Finances," 3 July 2019 Today, the privilege of hobnobbing with Trump as a member reportedly involves a $200,000 (up from the pre-election rate of $100,000) initiation fee plus yearly dues of $14,000 and annual food minimum of $2,000. — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, "All of Donald Trump's Houses, in Photos," 15 Aug. 2017 The following season Thielen made the 53-man roster and after paying his dues as a special-teams ace, started to emerge as a legitimate NFL receiver. — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, "‘I wouldn’t be in the NFL’: Vikings weigh in on ‘Catch-22’ of shortening preseason," 28 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
Worried that vendors would become anxious over what would happen to the company next year, as big loans began to come due, David’s decided to open discussions with lenders now, according to court papers. — Peg Brickley, WSJ, "David’s Bridal Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection," 19 Nov. 2018 The Sears notes coming due on Oct. 15 traded Tuesday morning at 87 cents on the dollar, according to MarketAxess. — Suzanne Kapner, WSJ, "Sears Adds Restructuring Expert to Its Board," 9 Oct. 2018 Those bills are coming due, and Turkish borrowers, like those in other developing countries, may not have the dollars and euros to pay them back. — David J. Lynch, The Seattle Times, "Global debt soars, along with fears of crisis ahead," 4 Sep. 2018 Turnbull called the vote at a meeting of conservative Liberal Party lawmakers as speculation mounted about his support within the government, which is gearing up for a general election due early next year. — Rod Mcguirk, Fox News, "Australian ministers resign after leader survives challenge," 21 Aug. 2018 Moody’s Investor Service downgraded Tesla’s debt into junk territory back in March, warning that Tesla won’t have cash to cover $3.7 billion for normal operations, capital expenses and debt that comes due early next year. — Washington Post, "Tesla makes 5,000 Model 3s per week, but can it continue?," 2 July 2018 Moody’s Investor Service downgraded Tesla’s debt into junk territory back in March, warning that Tesla won’t have cash to cover $3.7 billion for normal operations, capital expenses and deb