| duty | | |
| n. (act) | 1. duty, obligation, responsibility | the social force that binds you to 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" |
| ~ job | the responsibility to do something.; "it is their job to print the truth" |
| ~ safekeeping, guardianship, keeping | the responsibility of a guardian or keeper.; "he left his car in my keeping" |
| ~ social control | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action. |
| ~ moral obligation | an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong.; "he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation" |
| ~ noblesse oblige | the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically). |
| ~ burden of proof | the duty of proving a disputed charge. |
| ~ civic duty, civic responsibility | the responsibilities of a citizen. |
| ~ filial duty | duty of a child to its parents. |
| ~ imperative | some duty that is essential and urgent. |
| ~ incumbency | a duty that is incumbent upon you. |
| ~ legal duty | acts which the law requires be done or forborne. |
| ~ line of duty | all that is normally required in some area of responsibility. |
| ~ white man's burden | the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects. |
| ~ prerequisite, requirement | something that is required in advance.; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission" |
| ~ requirement, demand | required activity.; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time" |
| n. (act) | 2. duty | work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons.; "the duties of the job" |
| ~ work | activity directed toward making or doing something.; "she checked several points needing further work" |
| ~ chore, job, task | a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee.; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores" |
| ~ role, function, office, part | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" |
| ~ assignment, duty assignment | a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces).; "hazardous duty" |
| n. (possession) | 3. duty, tariff | a government tax on imports or exports.; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries" |
| ~ indirect tax | a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations. |
| ~ customs, customs duty, impost, custom | money collected under a tariff. |
| ~ tonnage, tonnage duty, tunnage | a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship. |
| ~ octroi | a tax on various goods brought into a town. |
| ~ revenue tariff | a tariff imposed to raise revenue. |
| ~ protective tariff | a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition. |
| ~ import duty | a duty imposed on imports. |
| ~ export duty | a duty imposed on exports. |
| ~ countervailing duty | a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments. |
| obligation | | |
| n. (state) | 1. obligation | the state of being obligated to do or pay something.; "he is under an obligation to finish the job" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ financial obligation, indebtedness, liability | an obligation to pay money to another party. |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. indebtedness, obligation | a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor. |
| ~ personal relation, personal relationship | a relation between persons. |
| n. (possession) | 3. certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation | a written promise to repay a debt. |
| ~ cash equivalent | a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months. |
| ~ certificate of deposit, cd | a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest. |
| ~ note of hand, promissory note, note | a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time.; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank" |
| ~ document | a written account of ownership or obligation. |
| ~ floater | a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills). |
| ~ bond certificate, bond | a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal. |
| n. (communication) | 4. obligation | a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply. |
| ~ written agreement | a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties. |
| ~ debt | an obligation to pay or do something. |
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