Grep of noun duty
anti-dumping duty
breach of duty
civic duty
countervailing duty
customs duty
death duty
duty
duty assignment
duty period
duty tour
export duty
fatigue duty
fiduciary duty
filial duty
guard duty
import duty
jury duty
legal duty
line duty
line of duty
neglect of duty
point duty
sea-duty
sense of duty
sentry duty
shipboard duty
shore duty
stamp duty
tonnage duty
tour of duty
Overview of noun duty
The noun duty has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (236) duty -- (work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons: "the duties of the job")
2. (89) duty, responsibility, obligation -- (the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force: "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr)
3. (29) duty, tariff -- (a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries")
Grep of adj duty
duty-bound
duty-free
heavy-duty
light-duty
off-duty
off duty
on-duty
on duty
Overview of noun duty
The noun duty has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (236) duty -- (work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons: "the duties of the job")
2. (89) duty, responsibility, obligation -- (the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force: "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr)
3. (29) duty, tariff -- (a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries")
duty definition
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