Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - duty
Duty
duty
n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility (his duty to report it). b the binding force of what is right (strong sense of duty). c what is required of one (do one's duty). 2 payment to the public revenue, esp.: a that levied on the import, export, manufacture, or sale of goods (customs duty). b that levied on the transfer of property, licences, the legal recognition of documents, etc. (death duty; probate duty). 3 a job or function (his duties as caretaker). 4 the behaviour due to a superior; deference, respect. 5 the measure of an engine's effectiveness in units of work done per unit of fuel. 6 Eccl. the performance of church services. Phrases and idioms do duty for serve as or pass for (something else). duty-bound obliged by duty. duty-free (of goods) on which duty is not leviable. duty-free shop a shop at an airport etc. at which duty-free goods can be bought. duty-officer the officer currently on duty. duty-paid (of goods) on which duty has been paid. duty visit a visit paid from obligation, not from pleasure. on (or off) duty engaged (or not engaged) in one's work. Etymology: AF dewet{eacute}, duet{eacute} (as DUE)
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I. noun (plural duties) Etymology: Middle English duete, from Anglo-French deueté, dueté, from deu due Date: 13th century conduct due to parents and superiors ; respect, 2. obligatory tasks, conduct, service, or functions that arise from one's position (as in life or in a group), b. assigned service or business, active military service, a period of being on ~, 3. a moral or legal obligation, the force of moral obligation, tax, 5. work 1a, b. the service required (as of an electric machine) under specified conditions, functional application ; use , use as a substitute , see: function II. adjective Date: 1806 done as a ~, being on ~ ; assigned to specified tasks or functions ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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