due :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due"

n. a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"

adv. "due North"

adj. suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course"; "due esteem"; " exercising due care"

due

adj. scheduled to arrive; "the train is due in 15 minutes"

owed

adj. owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"

deserved

adj. properly deserved; "a merited success"

comely, decent, decorous, becoming, seemly, comme il faut

adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

fitting

adj. in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"

scheduled

adj. planned or scheduled for some certain time or times; "the scheduled meeting"; "the scheduled flights had to be cancelled because of snow"

undischarged, owed, owing, outstanding

adj. owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"

fair, just

adj. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"

fair, just, equitable

adj. "honest wages for an honest day's work"

befitting

adj. appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father"

in order, called for

adj. marked by system; in good order; "everything is in order"; "his books are always just so"; "things must be exactly so"

pat

adj. exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"

right, proper, suitable

adj. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"; "he is not a suitable husband for her"

anticipated, awaited, hoped-for, prospective

adj. expected hopefully

foreseen, foretold, predicted

adj. known beforehand

matter-of-course

adj. expected or depended upon as a natural or logical outcome

supposed

adj. firmly believed; "the way things are supposed to be"

fitting, condign

adj. fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment; "condign censure"

inappropriate

adj. not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"

deficient, insufficient

adj. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

unearned, undeserved

adj. not deserved or earned; "has an undeserved reputation as a coward"

undue, not due

adj. not yet payable; "an undue loan"

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