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Duty word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "duty" word

[noun] work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"
[noun] 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
[noun] a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"
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\Du"ty\, n.; pl. {Duties}. [From {Due}.] 1. That which is due; payment. [Obs. as signifying a material thing.] When thou receivest money for thy labor or ware, thou receivest thy duty. --Tyndale. 2. That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service morally obligatory. Forgetting his duty toward God, his sovereign lord, and his country. --Hallam. 3. Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty. With records sweet of duties done. --Keble. To employ him on the hardest and most imperative duty. --Hallam. Duty is a graver term than obligation. A duty hardly exists to do trivial things; but there may be an obligation to do them. --C. J. Smith. 4. Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and superiors. --Shak. 5. Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage. ``My duty to you.'' --Shak. 6. (Engin.) The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States). 7. (Com.) Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods. Note: An impost on land or other real estate, and on the stock of farmers, is not called a duty, but a direct tax. [U.S.] {Ad valorem duty}, a duty which is graded according to the cost, or market value, of the article taxed. See {Ad valorem}. {Specific duty}, a duty of a specific sum assessed on an article without reference to its value or market. {On duty}, actually engaged in the performance of one's assigned task.

Synonyms for duty

obligation, responsibility, tariff

See also: assignment | burden of proof | chore | civic duty | civic responsibility | countervailing duty | custom | customs | customs duty | demand | duty assignment | export duty | filial duty | function | guardianship | imperative | import duty | impost | incumbency | job | keeping | legal duty | line of duty | moral obligation | noblesse oblige | octroi | office | part | prerequisite | protective tariff | requirement | revenue enhancement | revenue tariff | role | safekeeping | social control | task | tax | taxation | tonnage | tonnage duty | tunnage | white man's burden | work |

Related terms: bedtime prayer, calling, deference, demand for, doomage, exercise, faithfulness, formality, great respect, imposition, indirect tax, liquor tax, loyalty, mission, notice, observance, place, position, praise meeting, prayer meeting, prestige, progressive tax, responsibility, right, ritual observance, salt tax, taxation, tax withholding, tent meeting, value added tax

The fun area, different aproach to word »duty«

Let's analyse "duty" as pure text. This string has Four letters in Two syllables and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YTUD. Average typing speed for these characters is 1045 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.. ..- - -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: duty: 3 = 3, reduced: 3 (or 1 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: duty: 4 + 3 + 2 + 7 = 16, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful
Y (1) 25 Knight of Wands Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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