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  • 21due — due1 W1S1 [dju: US du:] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(expected)¦ 2¦(owed)¦ 3¦(money)¦ 4 in due course 5¦(proper)¦ 6 with (all) due respect ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: deu owed , past participle of devoir to owe , from …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22due — 1 adjective 1 be due to be expected to happen or arrive at a particular time: When is your baby due? | be due at five o clock/thirteen hundred hours etc: The flight from Boston is due at 9:30. | be due in an hour/two days etc: The bus is due any… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23due — dueness, n. /dooh, dyooh/, adj. 1. owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due. 2. owing or owed, irrespective of whether the time of payment has arrived: This bill is due next month. 3. owing or observed as a moral or… …

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  • 24due — I adj. 1) (cannot stand alone) due for (due for a promotion) 2) (cannot stand alone) due to (her absence was due to illness) 3) to come, fall due (the note has fallen due) 4) due to + inf. (the train is due to arrive at ten o clock) USAGE NOTE:… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 25due — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 (predic.) owing or payable as a debt or an obligation (our thanks are due to him; pound500 was due on the 15th). 2 (often foll. by to) merited; appropriate; fitting (his due reward; received the applause due to a hero). 3… …

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  • 26due — due1 [ du ] adjective *** 1. ) never before noun if something is due to happen, it is expected to happen or should happen: due to do something: The case is due to go to court next month. due on/in/at: A new version of the software is due in the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27due — 1. adjective 1) their fees were due Syn: owing, owed, payable; outstanding, overdue, unpaid, unsettled, undischarged, delinquent 2) the chancellor s statement is due today Syn: expected, anticipated …

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  • 28due — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French deu, past participle of dever to owe, from Latin debēre more at debt Date: 14th century 1. owed or owing as a debt 2. a. owed or owing as a natural or moral right < everyone s right to&#8230; …

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  • 29due — 1. adjective /djuː,du/ a) Owed or owing He is due four weeks of back pay. b) Appropriate. The amount due is just three quid. Syn: needed, owing, made, required, expected …

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  • 30due — See: GIVE ONE S DUE, GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE, IN DUE COURSE at IN GOOD TIME …

    Dictionary of American idioms