due

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. noun that which is deserved or owed
  2. noun a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership)
  3. adjective owed and payable immediately or on demand

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”).

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