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due
A	noun
	1	due
			that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚concept; conception; construct ╚abstraction; abstract ╚right ╚due
	2	due
			a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"
		Category Tree: possession ╚transferred property; transferred possession ╚loss ╚financial loss ╚outgo; expenditure; outlay ╚cost ╚charge ╚fixed charge; fixed cost; fixed costs ╚due
B	adjective
	1	due
			reasonable in the circumstances; "gave my comments due consideration"; "exercising due care"

	2	due, owed
			owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"

	3	due
			suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course"

	4	due(p)
			scheduled to arrive; "the train is due in 15 minutes"

	5	deserved, due
			proper and appropriate; fitting; "richly deserved punishment"; "due esteem"

C	adverb
	1	due
			directly or exactly; straight; "went due North"

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