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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"

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adv. directly or exactly; straight; "went 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. 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, deserved

adj. properly deserved; "a merited success"

ascribable, due, imputable, referable

adj. capable of being assigned or credited to; "punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading"; "the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain"; "the oversight was not imputable to him"

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

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"

outstanding, owing(p), undischarged

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; 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"

proper, right

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"

condign

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

credited, credited to

adj. "an invention attributable to a Russian"

traceable to

adj. "a failure traceable to lack of energy"

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"

insufficient, deficient

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

undeserved

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

undue

adj. not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances; "undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force"

undue

adj. not yet payable; "an undue loan"

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