Definitions for duties
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1. dutiesnoun

   Plural form of duty.

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1. Duties

   of Duty

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1. duties

   Taxes levied by the custom-house upon goods exported or imported.

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1. duties

   This word is used in military parlance to express the men paraded for any particular duty, such as guards, etc.

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1. duties

   Plural form of the word duty.

   The duties were accurate and just.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'duties' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2638

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'duties' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3925

Anagrams for duties »

1. suited

How to pronounce duties?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say duties in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of duties in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of duties in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of duties in a Sentence

1. Jean Jacques Rousseau:

   To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties. For he who renounces everything no indemnity is possible. Such a renunciation is incompatible with man's nature to remove all liberty from his will is to remove all morality from his acts.

2. Information Minister Isa Abdulrahman:

   No one is immune from the process of the law in the Kingdom of Bahrain, our police exercise their duties in a very restrained manner.

3. Cheryl Burke:

   In light of the recent statements made by Donald Trump and the subsequent decision by NBC to cut ties with Mr. Trump, I cannot in good conscience move forward with participating in this year’s Miss USA pageant as its co-host, effective today I have withdrawn from my duties with Miss USA. Although I will not be there in person, I wish all of the contestants much luck as I know how hard they’ve all been working over the last year to try and realize their dreams.

4. Prince Andrew:

   It has become clear to me over the last few days that the circumstances relating to my former association with Jeffrey Epstein has become a major disruption to my family's work and the valuable work going on in the many organizations and charities that I am proud to support, therefore, I have asked Her Majesty if I may step back from public duties for the foreseeable future, and she has given her permission.

5. Gunther Oettinger:

   Just like the Polish government has its prerogatives and duties, so do we, our duties come from treaties, including the duty to safeguard the rule of law in EU states.

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