duty

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duty
ˈdjuːti Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility.
    E.g. it's my duty to uphold the law
  • a task or action that one is required to perform as part of one's job.
    E.g. the queen's official duties
  • a payment levied on the import, export, manufacture, or sale of goods.
    E.g. a 6 per cent duty on imports
  • the measure of an engine's effectiveness in units of work done per unit of fuel.

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