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duty

/ duty /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
"the duties of the job"
Type of:
work
Kinds of:
job task chore function office
noun Sense 2
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"- Jo"
Type of:
social control
Kinds of:
job guardianship keeping safekeeping moral obligation
Derived:
compel oblige obligate
noun Sense 3
a government tax on imports or exports
"they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"
Type of:
indirect tax
Kinds of:
customs customs duty custom impost tonnage
Derived:
tariff
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

work job task chore function office social control guardianship keeping safekeeping moral obligation indirect tax