due
Payable by deadline
The small but important word due can be a noun or an adjective.
All of its meanings are related to the idea of debt, obligation, or the timing of an event.
When a bill is due, it is time to pay it.
When a baby is due, it is time for it to be born.
When a library book is due, it is time to return it.
If you give someone their due, you give them what they are owed or what they deserve.
Before a noun, due carries the idea of something that is required, expected, or necessary, as in due diligence.
Itemized billing statement
- payableDue for settlement
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- amountTotal quantity present
fee · owing · outstanding · remittance · settlement · receivable · unpaid · billing
Rightfully earned or warranted
- earnedGained by effort
- meritedRightfully earned or warranted
- entitledHaving rightful claim
- owedHad a debt
proper · fitting · appropriate · justified · warranted · fair · legitimate · righteous
Had a debt
- requiredNeeded by rule
- expectedRegarded as likely
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
commitment · respect · deference · regard · recognition · acknowledgment · tribute · homage
Arctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- eastSunrise cardinal point
- westCardinal direction toward sunset
- bearingPosture or orientation
course · heading · compass · navigation · sailing · nautical · cardinal · oriented
Act of reaching destination
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- projectedCast outward or forecast
- estimatedRoughly calculated beforehand
forecast · forthcoming · impending · incoming · pending · awaited · slated · timetabled
Gestating offspring internally
- expectingAwaiting a predicted outcome
- maternityState of being pregnant
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
contractions · midwife · trimester · gestation · newborn · baby · motherhood · antenatal
Specific day or outing
- submissionYielding to another's will
- cutoffPoint of termination
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
extension · delay · countdown · calendar · task · project · completion · schedule
invoice
Itemized billing statement
amount · fee · owing · outstanding · remittance · settlement · receivable · unpaid · billing · account
deserved
Rightfully earned or warranted
owed · proper · fitting · appropriate · justified · warranted · fair · legitimate · righteous · commensurate
owed
Had a debt
- requiredNeeded by rule
- expectedRegarded as likely
- responsibilityState of being answerable
accountability · commitment · respect · deference · regard · recognition · acknowledgment · tribute · homage · consideration
north
Arctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- eastSunrise cardinal point
- westCardinal direction toward sunset
bearing · course · heading · compass · navigation · sailing · nautical · cardinal · oriented · bound
arrival
Act of reaching destination
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- projectedCast outward or forecast
estimated · forecast · forthcoming · impending · incoming · pending · awaited · slated · timetabled · imminent
pregnant
Gestating offspring internally
labor · contractions · midwife · trimester · gestation · newborn · baby · motherhood · antenatal · doula
date
Specific day or outing
- submissionYielding to another's will
- cutoffPoint of termination
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
milestone · extension · delay · countdown · calendar · task · project · completion · schedule · target
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, weeks, first trimester
- expectationsexpect, expectation, anticipate, expectancy, await
- futureforthcoming, upcoming, coming, impending, imminent
- long U wordscube, cute, mute, tube, tune
- Unpaid Billsunpaid, late, outstanding, behind, owed
- Italian Numberszero, uno, quattro, cinque, venti
dueindirectly
Via intermediate means
circuitously · obliquely · deviously · roundabout · meandering
- due toIndicates causation
- due dateWhen payment is required
- past dueBeyond payment deadline
- give the devil his dueAdmit an adversary's merit
- with all due respectPolite disclaimer before disagreeing
- in due timeWhen properly ready