# due

Pronunciation: US say "DOO" /du/; UK say "DYOO" /djuː/; AUS say "JOO" /dʒʉː/

## Adjective

1. Attributable to a particular cause; resulting from a stated reason.
   - Simple: Caused by something or happening because of it.
   - _The crop failure was largely due to months without rain._
   - _His recovery was due to the quick action of the paramedics._
2. Expected or scheduled to happen, arrive or be ready at a certain time, or having reached the point when something is expected, as in 'due for a win'.
   - Simple: Expected to happen, arrive or be ready at a certain time, or having reached the time when something should happen.
   - _The quarterly report is due on the manager's desk by Friday._
   - _Their flight was due to land just as the storm hit._
3. Owed as a debt or obligation; needing to be paid or given.
   - Simple: That must be paid or given to someone.
   - _The final installment becomes due once the work is finished._
   - _The landlord reminded us that two months' rent was still due, along with a late fee._
4. Proper, suitable, or appropriate to the circumstances.
   - Simple: Proper and right for the situation.
   - _The committee promised to give the proposal due consideration._
   - _Treat every guest with due respect._
9. Lying directly on the bearing of a compass point, without any deviation.
   - Simple: Lying straight in the direction of a compass point.
   - _Surveyors marked a due north line from the old oak to the river._
   - _The ship held a due east course for three days._

## Noun

5. A fee paid by a member to belong to an organization, usually charged at regular intervals.
   - Simple: A fee a member pays to belong to a club or group.
   - _The club lowered its monthly dues for students._
   - _Union dues are deducted directly from each paycheck._
6. Recognition, credit, or fair treatment that a person has earned and deserves.
   - Simple: Credit or thanks that someone has earned.
   - _Even his rivals gave the champion his due after the match._
   - _Critics were slow to give the author her due._
7. Something owed to a person or belonging to them by right, law or custom; a rightful claim.
   - Simple: Something that belongs to a person by right or that they are owed.
   - _The creditors came to collect their due once the estate was settled._
   - _After years of unpaid overtime, the nurses were not asking for favors, only their due._

## Adverb

8. Straight toward a stated point, especially a compass direction; exactly.
   - Simple: Exactly in the direction of a compass point, such as north or west.
   - _The hikers headed due north toward the ridge._
   - _From the dock, the island lies due west._

## Origin

Latin dēbēre ("to owe"), formed from dē- ("from") and habeō ("to have"), became Old French devoir ("to owe"), whose past participle deü ("due") gave Middle English dewe.

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