Words Like DUTY
    
   We have put together a list of words that are similar to DUTY.
    
    
    
        
            20 Alternative Words Similar to duty
   
            
               
            
            
        
       
    
    
        2 examples of duty
           
        
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        the duties of a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty.
    
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        every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty
    
       
    
    
        10 definitions of duty
           
        
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        That which is due; payment.
    
    
    
 
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        That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service morally obligatory.
    
    
    
 
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        Hence, any assigned service or business
    
    
    
 
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        Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and superiors.
    
    
    
 
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        Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
    
    
    
 
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        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).
    
    
    
 
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        Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.
    
    
    
 
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        a government tax on imports or exports
    
    
    
 
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        the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
    
    
    
 
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        work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons