due

due
I UK [djuː] / US [du] adjective ***
1) [never before noun] if something is due to happen, it is expected to happen or should happen
due on/in/at:

A new version of the software is due in the next couple of weeks.

due to do something:

The case is due to go to court next month.

due for:

The prisoners are not due for release until next year.

I'm due for a pay rise.

a) if you are due somewhere, you are expected to be there

I'm due at a meeting in ten minutes.

b) if a baby is due, it is expected to be born. You can also say that the mother is due

Her baby is due in May.

When are you due?

c) something that is due at a particular time or date must be completed by that time or date

Students' term papers are due next Monday.

2) [never before noun] if money is due, it is time for it to be paid

You must repay the loan, and any interest that is due on it.

The rent is due on the first day of each month.

due to:

£10,000 is due to her under clause 5.1 of her contract.

3) [only before noun] according to the usual standards or rules

A driver has to have due regard for the safety of other road users.

The committee reached its decision after giving due consideration to the views of the public.

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Collocations:
Nouns frequently used with due
▪  acknowledgment, allowance, care, consideration, notice, regard, respect
4) [not usually before noun] if something is due to someone, they should receive it

I have been given a lot of support by my colleagues, for which thanks are due.

due to:

Some credit is due to the government for this improvement.

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with (all) due respect — used when you are going to disagree with someone or criticize someone, in order to sound more polite

With due respect, is that question relevant?

with (all) due respect to:

With all due respect to the staff, I think the exam results could have been better.

See:
due to

II UK [djuː] / US [du] noun
Word forms "due":
singular due plural dues
1) [singular] someone's due is something that they have a right to receive

At last she has the justice that is her due.

2) dues
[plural] money that someone has to pay regularly, for example to be a member of a club or union
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III UK [djuː] / US [du] adverb

due north/south/east/west — directly towards the north, south, east, or west

The village of Kexby is about five miles due east of York.


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