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duty

 

 
  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