duties
What you must
Duties are obligations or responsibilities—things you're expected or required to do.
A soldier's duties include following orders; a parent's duties include caring for children.
Duty also refers to taxes on imports: customs duties, duty-free shops.
The phrase on duty means actively working, while off duty means not: The officer was off duty when the accident occurred.
State of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
oath · pledge · covenant · promise · mandate · requirement · liability · burden
Taxes on imports
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- leviesMandatory governmental charges
- borderOuter edge or limit
excise · declaration · smuggling · compliance · goods · broker · clearance · inspection
Paid position of employment
- workEffort toward a goal
- positionLocation or stance
- employmentPaid occupation status
- contractEnforceable written agreement
performance · delegation · supervision · reporting · deadline · deliverable · scope · briefing
Aid or maintenance
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- guardWatchful defensive attention
watch · station · post · assignment · rotation · tour · combat · reconnaissance
responsibility
State of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
allegiance · oath · pledge · covenant · promise · mandate · requirement · liability · burden · charge
tariffs
Taxes on imports
border · excise · declaration · smuggling · compliance · goods · broker · clearance · inspection · checkpoint
job
Paid position of employment
- workEffort toward a goal
- positionLocation or stance
- employmentPaid occupation status
contract · performance · delegation · supervision · reporting · deadline · deliverable · scope · briefing · handover
service
Aid or maintenance
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
- patrolRegular surveillance route
guard · watch · station · post · assignment · rotation · tour · combat · reconnaissance · sentry
moral
Concerning right conduct
social · religious · sacred · solemn · binding · honor · conscience · integrity · virtue · principle
housework
Domestic cleaning duties
dusting · laundry · ironing · washing · scrubbing · tidying · vacuuming · dishwashing · cooking · gardening
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- civicsballot, election, ballots, Bill of Rights, branches of government
- productivityproductivity, checking off, prioritization, finishing, output
- taxessales tax, income tax, estate tax, excise tax, corporate tax
- work termsboss, job, manager, career, company
- lawslaws, statute, ordinance, acts, statutes
dutiesoptions
Available courses of action
choices · freedoms · rights · privileges · liberties
dutiesnegligence
Failure to exercise care
dereliction · irresponsibility · neglect · shirking · abdication
dutiesleisure
Free time for relaxation
recreation · pleasures · pastimes · hobbies · diversions
- familial dutiesResponsibilities to one's kin
- closing duties
- job dutiesAssigned work obligations
- household dutiesDomestic maintenance responsibilities
- civic dutiesResponsibilities owed to community
- godparent duties