Used in a Sentence

dues

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dues.

Editorial note

On the other hand girls get more opportunities than boys (dues to women only tournaments, titles, world championship).

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Membership fees.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dues gathered in one view.

noun

Membership fees.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dues.

noun

Membership fees.

Example sentences

1

On the other hand girls get more opportunities than boys (dues to women only tournaments, titles, world championship).

2

A private one wants to maximize membership dues but minimize actual facility use - that maximizes profit.

3

They fought for government-run healthcare, but yet again, they are also exempt from the dues.

4

This saves them about $100 per year per student on insurance, which is passed on to the students via lower dues.

5

If you care mostly about just dues or moral hazards, there are two sides to a bad loan: borrowers and lenders.

6

There are people on the other side of politics who are woman and have paid (or will have paid) their dues.

7

Did they reimburse you for the 4 years of dues that you didn't actually owe?

8

I wonder about the viability of a 501(c)(6) trade association providing data storage service to dues-paying member companies.

9

We balance it by me paying you terminal dues (rated against my local costs).

10

I'm not sure how you'd handle delinquency in paying those dues, but it would probably be somehow legally actionable.

11

Are you not allowed to ask for your dues if you're rich already?

12

So to give Python back some dues, the place where you do of course see some 'collection piping' is when using the Django ORM.

Quote examples

1

I should have focused on the other "opportunity cost" of fewer deaths dues to fewer car trips made by consumers.

2

I think the "paid their dues" thing is meant to be necessary but not sufficient.

3

Should show some solidarity and pardon it's debt or "abide to the rules" and ask them to pay their dues to all the countries they created damages?

4

I think "She has paid her dues" is meant to be justifying the claim that she's fit to be a candidate, not that she should win.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dues in a sentence?

On the other hand girls get more opportunities than boys (dues to women only tournaments, titles, world championship).

What does dues mean?

Membership fees.

What part of speech is dues?

dues is commonly used as noun.