duty
Significado (Inglês)
- That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
- A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
- (obsolete) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
- (obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
- The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).
Sinônimos
customs duty
proper function
sense of duty
necessary action
tax free shop
emergency duty
lend out
one’s lot
debt of gratitude
school work
social obligation
regular business
humanity and justice
compulsory service
one’s status
original fief
important affair
moral principle
port tax
abligation
custom-duties
functional mode
active state
bounden duty
import tax
person in charge
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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈdjuː.ti/
Etimologia (Inglês)
From Middle English duete, from Middle English dewe) + Middle English -te, (borrowed from Old French -te from Latin -tātem, accusative masculine singular of -tās). Equivalent to due + -ty (Alternative form of -ity).
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