26984 words

dues

5 definitions • 12 examples
1
the official payments that you make to an organization you belong to:

Examples:

Members of the society pay £1,000 in annual dues.
There are monthly dues of £20.
These are the sort of people who pay their annual dues but don't show up for meetings.
The organization is largely funded through membership dues.
Union dues are collected through payroll deductions.
2
the official payments you make to an organization that you belong to:

Examples:

Members of the club pay $50 in annual dues.
3
the payments that someone makes in order to belong to an organization:

Examples:

association/club/union dues The law guarantees that no worker can be forced to join a union, or pay union dues, to get or keep a job.
The organization's largest revenue source is membership dues, and members currently pay $49 a year.
4
the payments a ship owner makes for using a port:

Examples:

Dues for entering the port are calculated based upon the registered net tonnage of the vessel.
5
orders for products that are not available at the time of the order:

Examples:

They are not currently recording dues, so there's no point in ordering things that are out of stock.

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