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Definitions for Dueness

[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.
[7] something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
[8] Usually dues . a regular fee or charge payable at specific intervals, especially to a group or organization: membership dues.
[9] directly or exactly: a due east course.
[10] Obsolete . duly.
[11] due to , attributable to; ascribable to: The delay was due to heavy traffic. because of; owing to: All planes are grounded due to fog.
[12] 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.
[13] pay one's dues , 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.
[14] (postpositive) immediately payable
[15] (postpositive) owed as a debt, irrespective of any date for payment
[16] requisite; fitting; proper
[17] (prenominal) adequate or sufficient; enough
[18] (postpositive) expected or appointed to be present or arrive the train is now due
[19] due to attributable to or caused by
[20] something that is owed, required, or due
[21] give a person his due to give or allow a person what is deserved or right
[22] directly or exactly; straight a course due west

Words related to Dueness

dueredeem, apologize, repay, retaliate, amend, fix, remedy, redress, improve, restore, vindicate, neutralize, mend, counteract, regulate, correct, draw, derive, secure, get

Words nearby Dueness

duedudgeon, dudish, dudley, dudleya, duds, due, due bill, due diligence, due process of law, due to, duecento

Origin of Dueness

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Middle French deu, past participle of devoir < Latin dēbēre to owe; see debt

Words that may be confused with Dueness

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, duedew, do, due

Other words from Dueness

due·ness , noun

Word origin for Dueness

C13: from Old French deu, from devoir to owe, from Latin debēre; see debt , debit

Synonyms for Dueness

comeuppance, desert, deserts, dose of one's own medicine, meed, punishment, reward, what is due, what is merited, what's coming to one