due

Pronunciation: [dju:]

Average Rank: 893

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 应得的东西, 应付款 a. 到期的, 应得的, 应付的, 约定的

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. that which is deserved or owed
  • n. a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership)
  • a. owed and payable immediately or on demand
  • s. scheduled to arrive
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#161

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.4% (Top 98.4% most frequent)
98.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1714

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 82.9% (Top 82.9% most frequent)
82.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#804

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 92.0% (Top 92.0% most frequent)
92.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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