duty

1. n. That which is due; payment. Source: opted

2. n. That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service morally obligatory. Source: opted

3. n. Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty. Source: opted

4. n. Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and superiors. Source: opted

5. n. Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage. Source: opted

6. n. The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States). Source: opted

7. n. Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods. Source: opted

8. n. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force Source: wordnet

9. n. work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons Source: wordnet

10. n. a government tax on imports or exports Source: wordnet

11. The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine,as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, thenumber of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs.,United States). Source: adambom

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