ALL meanings of duties
du·ty
D d - noun duties Plural form of duty. 1
- noun plural duties something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation. 1
- noun plural duties the binding or obligatory force of something that is morally or legally right; moral or legal obligation. 1
- noun plural duties an action or task required by a person's position or occupation; function: the duties of a clergyman. 1
- noun plural duties the respectful and obedient conduct due a parent, superior, elder, etc. 1
- noun plural duties an act or expression of respect. 1
- noun plural duties a task or chore that a person is expected to perform: It's your duty to do the dishes. 1
- noun plural duties Military. an assigned task, occupation, or place of service: He was on radar duty for two years. the military service required of a citizen by a country: After graduation, he began his duty. 1
- noun plural duties Commerce. a specific or ad valorem tax imposed by law on the import or export of goods. 1
- noun plural duties a payment, service, etc., imposed and enforceable by law or custom. 1
- noun plural duties Chiefly British. tax: income duty. 1
- noun plural duties Machinery. the amount of work done by an engine per unit amount of fuel consumed. the measure of effectiveness of any machine. 1
- noun plural duties Agriculture. the amount of water necessary to provide for the crop in a given area. 1
- noun plural duties Baby Talk. bowel movement. 1
- idioms duties do duty, to serve the same function; substitute for: bookcases that do duty as room dividers. 1
- idioms duties off duty, not at one's post or work; at liberty: They spent their days off duty in hiking and fishing. 1
- idioms duties on duty, at one's post or work; occupied; engaged: He was suspended from the force for being drunk while on duty. 1
- noun plural duties tasks to be done as part of one's job 0
- noun duties plural of duty. 0