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Meaning of "dues" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DUES

dues  [djuːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dues is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DUES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Due

Due or DUE may refer to: ▪ DNA unwinding element ▪ two, from the Italian due ▪ Due – Due, the football match between Denmark and Sweden in the UEFA Euro 2004 ▪ Postage due, mail sent with insufficient postage ▪ Union dues, membership fees paid by members of labor unions ▪ "Due", a song by the American musical group Mindless Self Indulgence ▪ Due, a character in the anime Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers...

Definition of dues in the English dictionary

The definition of dues in the dictionary is charges, as for membership of a club or organization; fees.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DUES


abuse
əˈbjuːz
accuse
əˈkjuːz
amuse
əˈmjuːz
confuse
kənˈfjuːz
diffuse
dɪˈfjuːz
excuse
ɪkˈskjuːz
fuse
fjuːz
Hughes
hjuːz
infuse
ɪnˈfjuːz
Matthews
ˈmæθjuːz
mews
mjuːz
muse
mjuːz
news
njuːz
refuse
rɪˈfjuːz
reuse
riːˈjuːz
Syracuse
ˈsaɪrəˌkjuːz
use
juːz
values
ˈvæljuːz
virtues
ˈvɜːtjuːz
yous
juːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUES

duel
dueler
duelist
duelled
dueller
duelling
duelling pistol
duellist
duello
duelsome
duende
dueness
duenna
duennaship
Duero
duet
duetted
duetting
duettino
duettist

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUES

antiques
baby blues
blues
chaises longues
city blues
classic blues
country blues
Delta blues
family values
fatigues
gift of tongues
law-and-order issues
lues
production values
rhythm and blues
tenues
the blues
torques
union dues
winter blues

Synonyms and antonyms of dues in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DUES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dues» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dues

Translation of «dues» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUES

Find out the translation of dues to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dues from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dues» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

会费
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuotas
570 millions of speakers

English

dues
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

देय राशि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مستحقات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сборы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dívidas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খাজনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

droits
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dues
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gebühren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

会費
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

회비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dues
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலுவைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aidat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quota
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

należności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

збори
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

taxe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τέλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avgifter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontingent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dues

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUES»

The term «dues» is very widely used and occupies the 17.290 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dues

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10 QUOTES WITH «DUES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dues.
1
Mary Antin
The czar always got his dues, no matter if it ruined a family.
2
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How many desolate creatures on the earth have learnt the simple dues of fellowship and social comfort, in a hospital.
3
James Lee Burke
Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work.
4
Amanda Bynes
I've worked really hard to get to where I am. Slow and steady wins the race, and I believe in paying your dues.
5
John Caudwell
When the country's indebtedness is so colossal and where the budget deficit is so huge, there is a moral obligation on people to pay their fair and reasonable dues.
6
Linda Chavez
The unions claim the deck is stacked against them when it comes to labor laws, but the truth is many private and public sector workers are forced to pay union dues as a condition of their employment, yet they have little say in how the unions spend their money.
7
Enrico Colantoni
I really appreciate an actor who has paid their dues and who has learned hard knocks and has been rewarded in the end. I don't understand young actors who get off the turnip truck and land in Hollywood and get a great job. They do not realize how fortunate they are.
8
Enrico Colantoni
I really appreciate an actor who has paid their dues and who has learned hard knocks and has been rewarded in the end.
9
Cynthia Dill
In Maine, nobody is required to belong to a union or pay dues.
10
Richard Donner
People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUES»

Discover the use of dues in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dues and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Union Dues
Scrounging for day-labor jobs in order to support himself, West Virginia man Hunter McNutt encounters a multitude of diverse characters in his efforts to locate his seventeen-year-old runaway son Hobie, who has drifted into a Boston commune ...
John Sayles, 2005
2
Dangerous Dues: What You Need to Know about Gangs
Discusses gangs, providing information on why teenagers join gangs, initiation, what gangs do, the negative consequences of gang membership, and how to get out, and includes stories from teenagers about their experiences.
Lauri S. Friedman, 2009
3
Catholic Customs & Traditions: A Popular Guide
Dues outlines traditional Catholic religious history, gives an engaging overview of the rich variety of customs associated with Advent, Christmas, Holy Week, and Lent, and provides a thorough understanding of why Catholics practice their ...
Greg Dues, 1993
4
Unpaid Dues
With the police investigation of the murder pointing to a terrifying figure in Munch’s past, she doesn’t know what to fear more: the dangerous killer or the truth about her past finally being revealed. “There’s no more interesting ...
Barbara Seranella, 2013
5
Paying the Piper His Dues
"Paying the Piper his Dues" is a true story told through the eyes of a major hustler who left the game in his prime.
Mario Stonewall, 2005
6
Not-for-Profit Budgeting and Financial Management
ALTHOUGH DUES ARE the lifeblood of membership organizations and are typically the primary source of revenue, they often are not accounted for properly. Two common, major accounting errors regarding dues must be addressed if an ...
Edward J. McMillan, 2010
7
Running QuickBooks in Nonprofits
account named Membership Dues-Individual, which is a subaccount of the Earned Revenues account. If you're not using the UCOA, create an account for membership dues if you don't have one. (Chapter 5 contains complete instructions for ...
Kathy Ivens, 2005
8
Grindhopping: Build a Rewarding Career Without Paying Your Dues
Discovering Grindhopping will help you get up and go after your dreams. get off the corporate treadmill. get out of the job you hate. get paid for the work you love. get better at negotiating. get savvy about networking. get smart about ...
Laura Vanderkam, 2006
9
Deadly Dues
When former TV star Lulu Malone finds her evil union representative stabbed to death, her first instinct is to run.
Linda Kupecek, 2011
10
We Paid Our Dues: Women Trade Unions Leaders of the Caribbean
" Yet their continuing creative contributions to the process have been too frequently treated as a footnote to the text of that history of liberation - itself a celebration of the invincibility of the human spirit against such odds as...the ...
A. Lynn Bolles, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dues is used in the context of the following news items.
1
PTI will clear outstanding dues if any: Jahangir Tareen
Faisalabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Jahangir Tareen has said that the party had paid Rs 60 million to DG Butt and will pay, if there is ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
2
MTV Star Leah Messer Playing Stepmom? 'Teen Mom 2' Boyfriend …
According to reports, the MTV star began dating Dues after her second marriage to Jeremy Calvert came to an end. Although the couple's ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
3
US FDA asks Sharon Bio to pay user fee dues
The US health regulator has issued a warning letter to Sharon Bio-medicine for failing to pay generic drug user fee by its owner for three years ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
4
The Case for Pay-What-You-Want Dues
It got me thinking about the merits of a pay-what-you-can model for membership dues. These days, a number of temples are foregoing ... «San Diego Jewish Journal, Jul 15»
5
Free Speech vs. Compulsory Union Dues
Two years ago, in the aftermath of Harris v. Quinn, I wrote the following column. Last week the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear ... «Oregon Catalyst, Jul 15»
6
Sahara case: SC may appoint liquidator to recover dues
The Supreme Court's best option is thus to end the Sahara charade and put an official liquidator in place for the group to recover the dues. «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
7
Will union dues bill haunt Byron Cook?
Instead, Cook announced the union dues bill would die in his committee. He told the Texas Tribune the bill had problems, that it was passed by ... «Watchdog.org, Jul 15»
8
Cane farmers' dues: Millers continue to default
LUCKNOW: Hard pressed to get cane dues paid to farmers, UP government is in for yet another disappointment. Out of the 94 mills that are ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
Imran's tiger hopeful PTI will pay 80 million dues
LAHORE: Even with Rs. 80 million owed to him by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), DJ Butt, the man without whom Imran Khan's 126-day sit-in ... «The News International, Jul 15»
10
HC quashes order on dues recovery from Jal Mahal resort
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan high court on Tuesday set aside the order of collector (stamps) for recovery of Rs 297.59 crore from the Jal Mahal ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

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