du=B7ty ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dt, dy-) n=2E pl. du=B7ties An act or a course of action that is required of one by position, social custom, law, or religion: Do your duty to your country. Moral obligation: acting out of duty. The compulsion felt to meet such obligation. A service, function, or task buttigned to one, especially in the armed forces: hazardous duty. Function or work; service: jury duty. See Synonyms at function. A tax charged by a government, especially on imports. The work performed by a machine under specified conditions. A measure of efficiency expressed as the amount of work done per unit of energy used. The total volume of water required to irrigate a given area in order to cultivate a specific crop until harvest. Idioms: duty bound Obliged: You are duty bound to help your little sister and brother. off duty Not engaged in or responsible for buttigned work. on duty Engaged in or responsible for buttigned work. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Middle English duete, from Anglo-Norman, from due, variant of Old French deu, due. See due. Download Now or Buy the Book Source: The American Heritage=AE Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright =A9 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. duty In addition to the idiom beginning with duty, also see above and beyond (the call of duty); active duty do one's duty; double duty; off duty; on duty. Source: The American Heritage=AE Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright =A9 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. duty See tariff. Source: Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott. Copyright =A9 2003 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Main Entry: du=B7ty Function: noun Inflected Form: plural du=B7ties Etymology: Anglo-French deut=E9 indebtedness, obligation, from deu owing, due, from Old French -see DUE 1 : tasks, service, or functions that arise from one's position duty -see also JURY DUTY 2 : an obligation buttumed (as by contract) or imposed by law to conduct oneself in conformance with a certain standard or to act in a also PUBLIC DUTY DOCTRINE, SPECIAL DUTY DOCTRINE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- duty of can=B7dor-'kan-d&rfacts known to them about a transaction when they are seeking shareholder approval ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- duty of care unnecessary risk of harm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- duty of fair representation collective bargaining unit fairly and in good faith ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- duty of loy=B7al=B7ty their positions to further their own interests rather than the interests of the shareholders (as by self-dealing or fraud) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- fiduciary duty loyalty and honesty and in a manner consistent with the best interests of the beneficiary of the fiduciary relationship (as a principal or trust beneficiary) 3 : TAX; especially : a tax on imports-off duty : not engaged in a Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, =A9 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. duty n 1: work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job" 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"- John D.Rockefeller Jr syn: responsibility, obligation 3: a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries" syn: tariff Source: WordNet =AE 2.0, =A9 2003 Princeton University
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