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adjective

ˈdü How to pronounce due (audio)
Definition of duenext
1
as in owing
having reached the date at which payment is required the loan is due next April

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2
as in expected
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events their train is due to arrive in half an hour

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3
as in justified
being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong all the participants in the trial are required to treat the judge with due respect

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due

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adverb

1
as in just
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference the island lies due south of the headland

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as in straight
in a direct line or course a plane flying due east

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due

3 of 3

noun

as in privilege

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Recent Examples of due
Adjective
The July producer price index is due Thursday, following a softer-than-expected June report last month. — Davis Giangiulio,sean Conlon,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 Michelle Cooper and Laney Rouse are due back soon, too, and two-time league MVP Temwa Chawinga is returning from a successful WAFCON Tournament. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
All can increase the likelihood of higher dues or additional assessments later. — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 Association dues may be higher in Building A, but the rules in Building B may be harder to live with. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for due
Recent Examples of Synonyms for due
  1. owing
  2. expected
  3. justified
  4. just
  5. straight
  6. privilege
  7. unpaid
  8. scheduled
Adjective
  • However, authorities then accused Rappler of owing taxes on that transaction.
    — Jason Gutierrez, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023
  • However, the authorities then accused Rappler of owing taxes on that transaction.
    — Mike Ives, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023
Definition of owing
Adjective
  • Iris is currently crowdfunding the T1 on Kickstarter, where it can be ordered for as little as US$1,120 (down from its expected MSRP of $1,495).
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Nuclear expansion could drive demand The expected increase in demand is linked in part to US plans to expand domestic nuclear power.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of expected
Adjective
  • Different fandoms may debate whether the shots fired there are justified, but Bridgers is kind of taking one at herself here, too, amid all the no-love-lost.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the reforms, the NYPD’s federal monitor has repeatedly said that even when officers conduct a legally justified stop, the subsequent frisk or more invasive search is too often not justified.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of justified
Adverb
  • The park, located just south of the intersection of Highway 1 and Tunitas Creek Road, will be open seven days a week.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Our officers did an excellent job removing a violent criminal off the streets, and that was just the beginning.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of just
Adverb
  • The three-time All-Star gingerly walked past her team’s bench and straight to the locker room.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Under the black cape, trash can helmet and ample body armor straight out of a low-budget sci-fi film, Binface’s alter-ego is Jon Harvey, a middle-aged comedian who has spent much of the campaign trying to keep his cool during a sweltering summer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of straight
Noun
  • Being a shareholder is a set of rights and privileges related to a corporation, not direct ownership of the business assets.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Not the clotheslining and rage-tweeting-about-White-privilege-from-the-locker-room kind.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of privilege
Adjective
  • The district plan also contains elements that have to be negotiated with employees, such as unpaid furlough days.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Why did debt collectors stop contacting me about my unpaid balance?
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of unpaid
Adjective
  • After the bullpen had to cover all nine innings Saturday when Griffin Jax was scratched from a scheduled start due to elbow discomfort, Seymour worked six solid innings, allowing a first-inning run and nothing else.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The scheduled auction of the arcade’s games was also cancelled.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
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