26984 words

due

17 definitions • 33 examples
1
expected to happen, arrive, etc. at a particular time:

Examples:

What time is the next bus due?
due to The package is due to arrive tomorrow.
The next meeting is due to be held in three months' time.
Their first baby is due in January.
2
at a suitable time in the future:

Examples:

You will receive notification of the results in due course.
3
because of something:

Examples:

A lot of her unhappiness is due to boredom.
4
owed as a debt or as a right:

Examples:

be due The rent is due (= should be paid) at the end of the month.
When is the next payment due?
due to someone Our thanks are due to everyone.
£50 is due me from the people I worked for last month.
due care and attention UK He was found to have been driving without due (= the necessary) care and attention.
5
to expect, need, or have the right to have something:

Examples:

I'm due for a promotion soon.
6
said when you are praising someone for something good they have done, although you dislike other things about them:

Examples:

He failed again, but to give him his due, he did try hard.
7
the official payments that you make to an organization you belong to:

Examples:

Members of the society pay £1,000 in annual dues.
8
in a direction that is straight towards the south, north, west, etc.:

Examples:

From here, you go due east until you get to the Interstate.
The ancient city of Rajgir is due northeast of Bodh Gaya.
9
owed as a debt or as a right:

Examples:

I’m due a refund for the sweater I returned.
Our thanks are due to everyone who gave so generously.
The rent is now due (= should be paid).
10
expected (to happen, arrive, etc.) at a particular time:

Examples:

What time is the next train due?
[ + to infinitive ] The meeting is now due to take place next week.
11
Due to can mean because of:

Examples:

Due to computer problems, the checks will be late.
The flight was canceled due to bad weather.
12

Examples:

Phillips took due note of the key statistics.
In due course the business became a real money maker.
13
(of north, south, east, or west) exactly, straight:

Examples:

They headed due north.
14
an amount that is due on a particular date has to be paid on that date:

Examples:

become/come/fall due A £110m interest payment to bondholders falls due on March 25.
due on/by sth More than $2.15 billion of its outstanding loans are due by the end of this year.
The loan carries an interest rate of 7.625% per annum and is due and payable on January 31.
15
if you are due something, it is owed to you as a right:

Examples:

After 3 years employment, I'll be due 3 weeks vacation.
16
if someone is due to do something, they are expected to do it or going to do it:

Examples:

He had been due to become technical director, but the company was taken over.
17
expected to happen, arrive, etc. at a particular time:

Examples:

due on/by sth Applications are due by noon next Wednesday.
be due to do sth The tribunal is due to meet this week.

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