duty
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(noun) work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons: "the duties of the job" |
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Related Words: assignment, chore, duty assignment, function, job, office, part, role, task, work |
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(noun) 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"- John D.Rockefeller Jr |
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Synonyms: obligation, responsibility |
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Related Words: burden of proof, civic duty, civic responsibility, demand, filial duty, guardianship, imperative, incumbency, job, keeping, legal duty, line of duty, moral obligation, noblesse oblige, prerequisite, requirement, safekeeping, social control, white man's burden |
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(noun) a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries" |
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Synonyms: tariff |
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Related Words: countervailing duty, custom, customs, customs duty, export duty, import duty, impost, octroi, protective tariff, revenue enhancement, revenue tariff, tax, taxation, tonnage, tonnage duty, tunnage |
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