Due - Definition
due
adv 1: directly or exactly; straight; "went due North"
adj 1: owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is
due" [ant: undue]
2: scheduled to arrive; "the train is due in 15 minutes"
3: suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due
respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion";
"in due course"; "due esteem"; "exercising due care" [ant:
undue]
4: capable of being assigned or credited to; "punctuation errors
ascribable to careless proofreading"; "the cancellation of
the concert was due to the rain"; "the oversight was not
imputable to him" [syn: ascribable, due, imputable,
referable]
n 1: that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due"
2: a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership);
"the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"