due (d , dy)adj. 1. Payable immediately or on demand. 2. Owed as a debt; owing: the amount still due. 3. In accord with right, convention, or courtesy; appropriate: due esteem; all due respect. 4. Meeting special requirements; sufficient: We have due cause to honor them. 5. a. Expected or scheduled, especially appointed to arrive: Their plane is due in 15 minutes. b. Expected to give birth. 6. a. Anticipated; looked for: a long due promotion. b. Expecting or ready for something as part of a normal course or sequence: We're due for some rain. This batter is due for another hit. 7. Capable of being attributed. See Usage Note at due to. n. 1. Something owed or deserved: You finally received your due. 2. dues A charge or fee for membership, as in a club or organization. adv. 1. Straight; directly: Go due west. 2. Archaic Duly. [Middle English, from Old French deu, past participle of devoir, to owe, from Latin d  bre; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.] |
dues [djuːz]
pl n
(sometimes singular) charges, as for membership of a club or organization; fees trade-union dues
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