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DUTY
duty
(noun) work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; “the duties of the job”
duty, responsibility, obligation
(noun) the social force that binds you to 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
duty, tariff
(noun) a government tax on imports or exports; “they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
duty (countable and uncountable, plural duties)
That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
(obsolete) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
(obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
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).
Usage notes
• Adjectives often used with "duty": public, private, moral, legal, social, double, civic, contractual, political, judicial, etc.
Synonyms
• (that which one is obligated to do): obligation
Antonyms
• duty-free (taxes)
• (that which one is obligated to do): right
Proper noun
Duty (plural Dutys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Duty is the 7138th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4685 individuals. Duty is most common among White (89.48%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Du"ty, n.; pl. Duties. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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