Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "duty" can be used as noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

duty free right voluntary

Derived Terms

Delivered Duty Paid Delivered Duty Unpaid Revlon duty active duty call of duty chimney-duty civic duty countervailing duty customs duty death duty do one's duty double duty duteous dutiable dutied dutiful dutiless duty ace duty bound duty calls duty card duty cycle duty man duty manager duty of care duty of support duty officer duty roster duty solicitor duty to retreat duty-bound duty-free duty-man dutybound dutyless dutyman estate duty excise duty export duty extra-duty fatigue duty feu duty feu-duty fiduciary duty filial duty fuel duty heavy-duty home duty import duty in the line of duty jury duty legal duty light-duty line of duty moral duty neglect duty nonduty off duty off-duty on duty on-duty point duty regular-duty report for duty scab duty sea duty sea-duty shore duty stamp duty static separation of duty succession duty superduty tonnage duty tour of duty turn of duty yard duty

Derived From

due

Distinct From

off

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

indirect tax social control work

Type Of (IsA)

graver term than obligation indirect tax social control tax work

Related Terms

due

Related Terms

activity alcohol alcohol tax armed armed forces army army job assignment behavior call call of chore civic civic obligation civic responsibility commitment debt do due fee filial piety forces game honor honor valor honorable honorable meaning honorable obligation honour import import tax job job chore job requirement job responsibility mandatory mandatory thing meaning military military honor military obligation military service mission moral moral obligation must must do necessary necessary activity obligate obligation obligations obliged obliged thing officer officer on officers officers on official official obligation policeman policeman on position reason related related honor required required behavior requirement responsibility responsible responsible job service soldier soldier job soldier reason soldier responsibility soldiers soldiers honor tariff tax tax type time type valor video video game when when working work working

Similar Terms

accountability responsibility

Synonym Network

obligation

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