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due date

noun

Simple meaning

The date of payment in financial arrangements.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

doodayt

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈduˈdeɪt

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. The date of payment in financial arrangements.

  2. The date on which an obligation must be repaid

  3. The date by which a book (or other item) borrowed from a library must be returned.

  4. The date by which a task is supposed to be completed.

  5. The date on which a pregnant female is expected to give birth, which is determined by the term for the species.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: The date of payment in financial arrangements.

Used this way, due date is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a financial use: it has a settled meaning in accounting and business, where precision matters more than colour.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Finance/economics
  • Business/professional

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

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