due

/ˈdü/

Middle English, from Anglo-French deu, past participle of dever to owe, from Latin debēre

adjective

  1. owed or owing as a debt

  2. owed or owing as a natural or moral right

  3. according to accepted notions or procedures : appropriate

is due a full week's pay

noun

  1. something due or owed: such as

  2. something that rightfully belongs to one

  3. a payment or obligation required by law or custom : debt

give him his due

adverb

  1. directly, exactly

  2. duly

due north