## Meanings
1. Expected to happen, arrive, or be ready at a particular time.
2. That must be paid or returned by a certain time.
3. Proper and suitable for the situation.
4. Money that you regularly pay to belong to a club or organization.

## Examples
- The train is due to arrive at nine o'clock.
- The rent is due at the end of the month.
- With all due respect, I think you're wrong about that.
- The club dropped him for not paying his dues.

## Derived Forms
- duebill
- dueful
- dueness
- duly
- overdue
- underdue
- undue

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʰeh₁bʰ-
- Root: dewe
- Root: deu
- Root: dēbeō

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Due comes 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”). In current use, the main senses are “Expected to happen, arrive, or be ready at a particular time” and “That must be paid or returned by a certain time”.

## Topics
- Money & Finance

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