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Meaning of 'duty' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Duty [ n.]
- That which is due; payment.
- That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service morally obligatory.
- Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty.
- Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and superiors.
- Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
- The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).
- Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.

Meaning of 'duty' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . duty [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
Example in sentence:
  • every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty;
  • we must instill a sense of duty in our children
Meaning (2):
- work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
Example in sentence:
  • the duties of the job
Meaning (3):
- a government tax on imports or exports
Example in sentence:
  • they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries

Nearby Words:

dutch dutchman dutchmen duteous dutiable dutied duties dutiful

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