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US/ˈduː.ti/
UK/ˈdjuː.ti/
something you must do because it is your job or morally right; also a tax on goods
In context
It is our duty to take care of our parents when they are old.
Do you know which doctor is on duty at the hospital tonight?
You can buy perfume duty-free at the airport.
Words that go with duty
noun + preposition
- on dutyTwo guards are on duty at night.
- off dutyThe police officer was off duty when he saw the crime.
- sense of dutyShe stayed late out of a sense of duty.
adjective + noun
- duty-freeWe bought chocolates in the duty-free shop.
verb + noun
- carry out dutiesHe carried out his duties well.