Phrase Hound found 79 phrases and 14 compound words that contain duty. The most common are listed below. Open duty in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 79
- heavy-dutyDesigned to withstand hard usage without breaking; hard-wearing.
- active dutyA state in which person in the military performs military duties on a full-time basis, as opposed to reserve, where one only occasionally performs military duties.
- duty-freeExempt from duty, especially from customs duty.
- duty of careA legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others.
- tour of dutyA period of time spent on a specific assignment, especially on an overseas mission.
- stamp dutyA tax levied upon certain documents, a stamp being applied to show that tax has been paid.
- turn of dutyA period of work in one's occupation, usually scheduled and lasting several hours.
- call of dutyWhat one's duty obliges one to do.
- duty cycleThe ratio between the amount of time in which the clock's signal is high and the clock's period.
- fiduciary dutyThe legal obligation of loyalty under which a fiduciary may have no conflict of duty between themselves and their principal, and must not profit from their position as a fiduciary.
- off dutyNot engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation.
- line of dutyThe totality of tasks or assignments that are associated with, authorized, or required in some field of responsibility.
- jury dutyA period of time during which a person is obliged to be a member of a panel of people who may be called as members of one or more juries.
- tours of dutyplural of tour of duty: A period of time spent on a specific assignment, especially on an overseas mission.
- duty of supportA legal obligation to provide maintenance for another person, such as one's child, spouse or former spouse.
- legal dutyA duty prescribed by the law, to act or forbear from acting.
- duty callsExpresses that the speaker must go and deal with something.
- in the line of dutyAs part of or while performing official duties, usually of the military or police personnel, or of government officials.
- lines of dutyplural of line of duty: The totality of tasks or assignments that are associated with, authorized, or required in some field of responsibility.
- customs dutyA tax or tariff imposed on goods transported across international frontiers
- excise dutySynonym of excise tax: Any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
- double dutyThe performance of two roles simultaneously.
- civic dutyOne's responsibilities towards the society one lives in.
- report for dutyTo arrive to perform a service to which one has been called up (especially military or jury service).
- duty to retreatA legal requirement in some jurisdictions that a threatened individual cannot harm another in self-defense when it is possible instead to retreat to a place of safety.
Compound words 14
- dutifulAccepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
- superdutyExtremely heavy-duty.
- dutymanA fully trained soldier who has a specific role.
- dutiedOn which duty must be paid; taxable on import or export.
- nondutyNot being or relating to duty.
- dutilessWithout duties.
- dutyboundCompelled by duty.
- undutySynonym of undutifulness: The state or condition of being undutiful.
- dutylessAlternative spelling of dutiless: Without duties.
- duteousdutiful