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Duty
//ˈdjuː.ti// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Noun
- 1 That which one is morally or legally obligated to do. countable, uncountable
"Do your duty by me! -No, we don't have a duty to keep you abreast."
- 2 work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons wordnet
- 3 The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task. uncountable
"I’m on duty from 6 pm to 6 am."
- 4 the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force wordnet
- 5 A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff. countable
"customs duty; excise duty"
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- 6 a government tax on imports or exports wordnet
- 7 One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Take that which is thy duty, and goo thy waye."
- 8 Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"my duty to you"
- 9 The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal. countable, uncountable
- 10 The act of urination or defecation, especially for a dog. countable, euphemistic, uncountable
"The basic idea in housebreaking is not to wait until the puppy sins and then punish him; it is to call nature to your aid and thus make it easy for him to do his duty."
Etymology
From Middle English duete, from Middle English dewe + Middle English -te. Equivalent to due + -ty.
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