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DUTY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Meaning of duty in English duty noun [ C or U ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈduː.t̬i / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈdjuː.ti / duty noun [C or U] ( RESPONSIBILITY ) Add to word list Add to word list B1 something that you have to do because it is part of your job , or something that you feel is the right thing to do: The duty of the agency is to act in the best interests of the child . [ + to infinitive ] I felt it was my duty to tell them the truth . duty to You have a duty to yourself to take a break once in a while. out of duty He only went to see her out of duty (= because he thought he should) . report for duty You should report for duty (= arrive at work ) at 8 a.m. on Monday . off/on duty What time are you off/on duty (= when do you finish / start work ) tomorrow ? be duty bound to do something to have to do something because it is your duty: We are duty bound to justify how we spend our funds . See more She felt that it was her duty to tell the police about the incident . It is surely the duty of the stronger members in a society to help those who are weak . I'd be failing in my duty if I didn't tell you about the risks involved in the project . He has failed to fulfill his duties as a father . During the dispute , many police officers were transferred from traffic duty to the prison service . Duty, obligation and responsibility accountable accountable to someone accountably answer for something phrasal verb bind buck dual role duty of care fall to someone phrasal verb fiefdom fulfil your duty obligated obligation obligatorily obligatory obliged preserve saddle shoulder someone's answer to someone/something idiom See more results » duty noun [C or U] ( TAX ) a tax paid to the government , especially on things that you bring into a country : duty on There's a high duty on alcohol . Taxation after tax amortizable anti-dumping anti-progressive anti-tax gas tax HMRC homestead exemption housing credit impact fee rebate regressive regressively road tax sales tax taxed taxpayer the taxman tithe top rate See more results » (Definition of duty from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) duty | Business English duty noun uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈdjuːti / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈduːti / plural duties Add to word list Add to word list [ C or U ] LAW a responsibility to do something because it is legally or morally right to do it: Every lawyer has a strong sense of duty and responsibility . a duty to do sth They have a duty to ensure customers receive sound advice . be sb's duty It is your duty to announce any conflict of interest . do your duty I felt that I had done my duty in reporting the incident to the police . It was alleged that the company had failed in its duty to advise customers of the technical aspects of the paint system . [ C, usually plural ] HR something that you have to do because it is part of your job : His duties included photographing engineering projects such as bridges and airfields . perform/undertake/do duties People employed under similar conditions should not be paid less than others performing similar duties. teaching / cleaning / administrative duties [ U ] HR one of the periods of time that a working day is divided into during which someone works : night/day duty Daniels volunteered for night duty so he could take classes at the University of Arizona. [ C or U ] TAX , COMMERCE a tax paid on goods that are bought or imported : duty on sth He said that duty on a bottle of wine in France is equivalent to 2p compared with £1.16 here. impose/raise/increase duty The duty on house purchases of £250,000 or more was increased to 2.5%. a cut / rise / increase in duty fuel / tobacco / petrol duty off duty not working , and not responsible for dealing with things that happen at work : He summoned his entire unit to a crisis meeting , even though many were off duty. When your Estate Manager goes off duty , the alarm system will be monitored by a remote service . on duty working , and responsible for dealing with things that happen at work : During office hours there is always a planning officer on duty who deals with enquiries . The night shift goes on duty at 10 pm. See also breach of duty countervailing duty customs duty death duty discriminating duty duty-free estate duty excise duty export duty heavy-duty import duty light-duty medium-duty specific duty stamp duty duty adjective [ before noun ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈdjuːti / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈduːti / HR used to describe the person who is on duty at a particular time : duty engineer / manager / solicitor (Definition of duty from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of duty duty Male or female, the job duties of a secretary have remained remarkably static over the past 400 years. From Slate Magazine Some would say that it is a duty to be armed. From CNN The two studios are equally sharing duties of producing the single-player portion of the game, the sources said. From Los Angeles Times That duty is left up to individual states with standards that vary widely. From USA TODAY Churches, in turn, emphasize the duties that one person owes another and the parallels between charity and enlightened liberality. From Heritage.org But we have a duty to tackle this problem. From The Atlantic Duty -hour reform is one way to approach the problem of exhausted residents. From The Atlantic Wealthy men could afford to pay the fines, avoiding both militia duty and prison, but poor and working-class men could not. From Slate Magazine These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations with duty duty These are words often used in combination with duty . Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. anti-dumping duty No application for an anti - dumping duty has been made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 basic duty That is a basic duty of government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 breach of duty In other words, the remedy for the breach of duty must reflect the content of the duty. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with duty What is the pronunciation of duty ? Translations of duty in Chinese (Traditional) 責任, 義務, 稅… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 责任, 义务, 税… See more in Spanish deber, impuesto, impuestos… See more in Portuguese dever, responsabilidade [feminine], obrigação [feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian काहीतरी जे आपल्याला करावे लागेल कारण ते आपल्या कामाचा भाग आहे किंवा असे काहीतरी जे करणे आपल्याला योग्य वाटते… See more 義務, 職務, 義務（ぎむ）… See more iş, görev, sorunluluk… See more devoir [masculine], fonction [feminine], droits [masculine… See more deure… See more plicht, taak, belasting… See more அது உங்கள் வேலையின் ஒரு பகுதி என்பதால் நீங்கள் செய்ய வேண்டிய ஒன்று, அல்லது நீங்கள் செய்ய வேண்டிய சரியான விஷயம் என்று நீங்கள் நினைக்கக்கூடிய ஒன்று… See more कार्य, कर्त्तव्य, फर्ज़… See more ફરજ… See more pligt, opgave, hverv… See more plikt, åliggande, uppgift… See more tugas, kewajipan, cukai… See more die Pflicht, die Aufgabe, der Zoll… See more plikt [masculine], forpliktelse [masculine], oppgave [masculine]… See more فرض… See more обов'язок, мито, гербовий збір… See more విధి, ఇది మీ ఉద్యోగంలో భాగమైనందున మీరు చేయవలసినది లేదా మీరు చేయవలసిన పని సరైనదని మీరు భావించే పని… See more কর্তব্য… See more povinnost, úkol, clo… See more tugas, kewajiban, pajak… See more หน้าที่, หน้าที่รับผิดชอบ, ภาษีศุลกากร… See more nhiệm vụ, trách nhiệm, phận sự… See more obowiązek, cło… See more 의무, 임무… See more dovere, obbligo, tassa… See more Need a translator? 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Translator tool Browse Dutchwoman dutiable dutiful dutifully duty duty differential duty drawback duty entry duty of care More meanings of duty feu duty off-duty duty-free duty-free adverb , at duty-free duty-paid jury duty active duty See all meanings join duty idiom be duty bound to do something phrase in the line of duty idiom beyond the call of duty idiom above the call of duty , at beyond the call of duty idiom above and beyond the call of duty , at beyond the call of duty idiom See all idioms and phrases Word of the Day flex UK Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /fleks/ US Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /fleks/ to show that you are very proud or happy about something you have done or something you own, usually in a way that annoys people About this Blog It’s a dirty business: the metaphorical use of ‘dirty’ April 29, 2026 Read More New Words superworker May 04, 2026 More new words has been added to list To top AI Assistant Contents English Business Examples Collocations Translations AI Assistant Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out English (US) Change English (UK) English (US) Español Português 中文 (简体) 正體中文 (繁體) Dansk Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Norsk Polski Русский Türkçe Tiếng Việt Svenska Українська 日本語 한국어 ગુજરાતી தமிழ் తెలుగు বাঙ্গালি मराठी हिंदी Follow us Choose a dictionary Recent and Recommended Definitions Clear explan