This meaning refers to recurring payments required for membership, participation, or organizational support.
Members must pay their annual dues.
Union dues are deducted from his salary.
This broader financial meaning refers to payments legally, contractually, or formally required.
The company collected all outstanding dues.
Tax dues must be paid before the deadline.
This figurative meaning refers to praise, respect, reward, or treatment that a person has earned.
The scientist finally received her dues.
Give the team its dues for working hard.
This formal use refers to duties, contributions, or obligations considered properly owed to others or society.
Every citizen must meet their lawful dues.
He fulfilled his social and professional dues.
