duties

Meaning

plural of duty

duty

  1. (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
  2. (uncountable) The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
  3. (countable) A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
  4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
  5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
  6. (countable, uncountable) The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.
  7. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable) The act of urination or defecation, especially for a dog.

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/duːtiz/

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