Definition of due

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due - 8 definitions

- noun
1. due -- that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. due -- a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. due, dues -- something that is owed
synonyms: dues, dued, duing
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
4. due -- owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"
antonyms: undue -- not yet payable; "an undue loan"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. due -- scheduled to arrive; "the train is due in 15 minutes"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. due -- suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course"; "due esteem"; "exercising due care"
antonyms: undue -- not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances; "undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. ascribable -- capable of being assigned or credited to; "punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading"; "the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain"; "the oversight was not imputable to him"
synonyms: ascribable, imputable, referable
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- adverb
8. due -- directly or exactly; straight; "went due North"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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Antonyms
undue -- not yet payable; "an undue loan"
undue -- not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances; "undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force"

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