ALL meanings of dues
due
D d - noun dues Plural form of due. 1
- adjective dues owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due. 1
- adjective dues owing or owed, irrespective of whether the time of payment has arrived: This bill is due next month. 1
- adjective dues owing or observed as a moral or natural right. 1
- adjective dues rightful; proper; fitting: due care; in due time. 1
- adjective dues adequate; sufficient: a due margin for delay. 1
- adjective dues under engagement as to time; expected to be ready, be present, or arrive; scheduled: The plane is due at noon. 1
- noun dues something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone. 1
- noun dues Usually, dues. a regular fee or charge payable at specific intervals, especially to a group or organization: membership dues. 1
- adverb dues directly or exactly: a due east course. 1
- adverb dues Obsolete. duly. 1
- idioms dues due to, attributable to; ascribable to: The delay was due to heavy traffic. because of; owing to: All planes are grounded due to fog. 1
- idioms dues 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. 1
- idioms dues 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. 1
- noun dues Due to as a prepositional phrase meaning “because of, owing to” has been in use since the 14th century: Due to the sudden rainstorm, the picnic was moved indoors. Some object to this use on the grounds that due is historically an adjective and thus should be used only predicatively in constructions like The delay was due to electrical failure. Despite such objections, due to occurs commonly as a compound preposition and is standard in all varieties of speech and writing. 1
- noun dues plural of due. 0
- noun dues (plural only) Membership fees. 0
- noun plural dues charges, as for membership of a club or organization; fees 0