due

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   owed and payable immediately or on demand

   payment is due

2. 2
   adj

   suitable to or expected in the circumstances

   all due respect

3. 3
   noun

   that which is deserved or owed

   Give me your financial dues.

4. 4
   noun

   a payment that is due, such as the price of membership

   The society dropped me for non-payment of dues.

5. 5
   adj

   Owed or owing.

   He is due four weeks of back pay.

6. 6
   adj

   Appropriate.

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

7. 7
   adj

   Scheduled; expected.

   Rain is due this afternoon.

8. 8
   adj

   Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.

   The baby is just about due.

Etymology

From Middle English dewe, dew, due, from Old French deü (“due”), past participle of devoir (“to owe”), from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”), from dē- (“from”) + habeō (“to have”).