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 I.  adjective see:  debt  
 Date: 14th century
 owed or owing as a debt, 
 
 2. owed or owing as a natural or moral right , according to accepted notions or procedures ;  appropriate  , 
 
 3. satisfying or capable of satisfying a need, obligation, or duty ;  adequate  ,  regular  ,  lawful  , capable of being attributed ; ascribable, having reached the date at which payment is required ;  payable  , required or expected in the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events ; scheduled , dueness  noun 
 
 II.  noun 
 Date: 15th century
 something due or owed: as, something that rightfully belongs to one , a payment or obligation required by law or custom ;  debt  , fees, charges , 
 
 III.  adverb 
 Date: 1582
  directly  ,  exactly  ,  duly  

 due diligence 
  noun 
 Date: 1903
 the care that a reasonable person exercises under the circumstances to avoid harm to other persons or their property, research and analysis of a company or organization done in preparation for a business transaction (as a corporate merger or purchase of securities)

 due process 
  noun 
 Date: 1791
 a course of formal proceedings (as legal proceedings) carried out regularly and in accordance with established rules and principles, a judicial requirement that enacted laws may not contain provisions that result in the unfair, arbitrary, or unreasonable treatment of an individual

 due to 
 preposition
 Date: 1897
 as a result of ;  because of  , 
 Usage: The objection to due as a preposition is only a continuation of disagreements that began in the 18th century over the proper uses of owing and due. Due to is as grammatically sound as owing to, which is frequently recommended in its place. It has been and is used by reputable writers and has been recognized as standard for decades. There is no solid reason to avoid due.