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due

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due

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, due is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofdue

1noun
  • Deserved acknowledgment.

    Example: "Give him his due — he is a good actor."

  • (in plural dues) A membership fee.
  • That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
  • Right; just title or claim.
1adjective
  • Owed or owing.

    Synonyms: needed, owing, required, "to be made"

    Example: "He can wait for the amount due him."

  • Appropriate.

    Example: "With all due respect, you're wrong about that."

  • Scheduled; expected.

    Synonyms: expected, forecast

    Example: "Rain is due this afternoon."

  • Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.

    Synonyms: expected

    Example: "The baby is just about due."

  • Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.

    Example: "The dangerously low water table is due to rapidly growing pumping."

  • On a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass

    Example: "The town is 5 miles due North of the bridge."

1adverb
  • (used with compass directions) Directly; exactly.

    Example: "The river runs due north for about a mile."

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