duty

Meaning of duty

noun
  1. That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
    We don't have a duty to keep you here.
  2. The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
    I’m on duty from 6 pm to 6 am.
  3. A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
  4. One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
  5. Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
  6. 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).

Information about duty

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of duty is: duties.
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Hyphenation of duty

duty

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • duty is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

duty synonyms

Meaning responsibility:

responsibility, obligation

Meaning tariff:

tariff

duty antonyms

Meaning :

right

Translation of duty

Words that rhyme with duty

unduty

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