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- pronunciation:
- du
ti
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duties |
| definition 1: |
A person's duty is something that they have to do because they believe it is right, or because they have pledged to do it, or it is required by law.
Firefighters often do very dangerous things because it's their duty to try to save people's lives.Parents have a duty to protect and take care of their children.- synonyms:
- responsibility
- similar words:
- charge, part, trust
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| definition 2: |
The duties of a person's job are the things that the job requires. Anyone doing this job must do these things.
The janitor's duties include cleaning the floors and taking out the trash at the end of the day.- synonyms:
- job, requirement, responsibility
- similar words:
- function, mission, obligation, occupation, part
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| definition 3: |
A duty is a particular task that someone has given you to do.
Everyone in Joe's family has a duty they have to perform in the evening. Joe's duty is to feed the dog, and his brother's is to wipe the kitchen table.- synonyms:
- assignment, function, job, task
- similar words:
- business, charge, concern, obligation, occupation, part
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| definition 4: |
A duty is a tax on certain things that people bring into their own country if they bought them in another country.
You won't have to pay duty on those little things, but you might have to pay duty on that expensive camera you bought.- similar words:
- tax
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