Duty ¹

Definition: That which is due; payment.

Duty ²

Definition: That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service morally obligatory.

Duty ³

Definition: Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty.

Duty ⁴

Definition: Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and superiors.

Duty ⁵

Definition: Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.

Duty ⁶

Definition: 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 lbs. old standard), or by cwt. lbs., England, or lbs., United States).

Duty ⁷

Definition: Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.

duty ⁸

Definition: work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"

duty ⁹

Definition: the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- Jo

duty ¹⁰

Definition: a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"