Due (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  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 natural right.
  4. rightful; proper; fitting: due care; in due time.
  5. adequate; sufficient: a due margin for delay.
  6. under engagement as to time; expected to be ready, be present, or arrive; scheduled: The plane is due at noon.
noun
  1. something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
  2. a regular fee or charge payable at specific intervals, especially to a group or organization: membership dues.
adverb
  1. directly or exactly: a due east course.
  2. duly.
Idioms
  1. due to,
    • attributable to; ascribable to: The delay was due to heavy traffic.
    • because of; owing to: All planes are grounded due to fog.
  2. give someone his / her due,
    • to give what justice demands; treat fairly: Even though he had once cheated me, I tried to give him his due.
    • to credit a disliked or dishonorable person for something that is likable, honorable, or the like.
  3. to earn respect, a position, or a right by hard work, sacrifice, or experience: She's a famous musician now, but she paid her dues with years of practice and performing in small towns.
adjective
  1. immediately payable
  2. owed as a debt, irrespective of any date for payment
  3. requisite; fitting; proper
  4. adequate or sufficient; enough
  5. expected or appointed to be present or arrive
  6. attributable to or caused by
noun
  1. something that is owed, required, or due
  2. to give or allow a person what is deserved or right
adverb
  1. directly or exactly; straight
Due (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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