duty

  • 41duty — / dju:ti/ noun 1. a tax which has to be paid ● Traders are asking the government to take the duty off alcohol or to put a duty on cigarettes. ♦ goods which are liable to duty goods on which cus toms or excise tax has to be paid 2. work which has… …

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  • 42duty — noun /ˈdjuːti/ a) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do. England expects that every man will do his duty. (Nelson) b) A period of time spent at work or doing a particular task. She felt it was her bounden duty to tell the police… …

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  • 43duty — That which one must do, or that which can be required of one. The term carries implications of that which is owed (due) to other people, or perhaps to oneself. Universal duties would be owed to persons (or sentient beings) as such, whereas… …

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  • 44duty — A government tax on certain goods or services. See excise duty; import duty; stamp duty; tariff …

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  • 45duty — n 1. obligation, function, business; responsibility, trust, office, charge, care; requirement, burden, onus, devoir; assignment, commission, chore, work, task, routine, job; engagement, occupation, service; mission, calling; part, role, bit. 2.… …

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  • 46duty — noun 1) a misguided sense of duty Syn: responsibility, obligation, commitment, allegiance, loyalty 2) it was his duty to attend the king Syn: job, task, assignment, mission, function …

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  • 47duty — [13] Duty comes from Anglo Norman dueté. This was a derivative of Old French deu ‘owed’ (source of English due [13]), which in turn came from Latin dēbitus, past participle of dēbēre ‘owe’ and source of English debit and debt. (Latin dēbēre was… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 48duty — noun (plural duties) 1》 a moral or legal obligation. 2》 a task required as part of one s job.     ↘(duties) performance of prescribed church services by a priest or minister. 3》 a payment levied on the import, export, manufacture, or sale of… …

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  • 49duty —   1. Obligation. Pono, hana, mahele hana.    ♦ Duty before pleasure, ho okō hana mamua o ka le ale a (see ho okō).   2. Customs. Kuke. To pay duty, uku i ke kuke …

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  • 50duty — See heavy duty light duty …

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