due
/du/ noun C2- Deserved acknowledgment. · Give him his due – he is a good actor.
- A membership fee.
- That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
- Right; just title or claim.
Plural dues
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My first visit is due to my father, though I am not the less grateful for the honor you have done me.”
Having secured a large booty, the Lion on their return from the forest asked the Ass to allot his due portion to each of the three partners in the treaty.
Matthew hitched the sorrel into the buggy in due time and Marilla and Anne set off.
So my good luck is all due to her, and I shall never leave her until she starts back to Kansas for good and all.”
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