due /; AmE / adjective

PAST DUE

1 [not usually before noun]

(about a payment or debt) that must be paid immediately or at the time mentioned:

Payment is due on 1 October.

The company has $9 billion in debt coming due this year.

If you miss a repayment the full amount of the loan becomes due and payable.

The bonds are due 1 September 2006.

a payment, etc. becomes/comes/falls/is due

2 [not before noun]

arranged or expected:

The committee is due to meet on Tuesday.

The pipeline is due for completion in January 2006.

The report is due out (= expected to become available) in September.

3 [not before noun]

owed sth; deserving sth:

I'm still due 15 days' leave.

She's due for promotion soon.

DUES

IDIOMS

in due course

at the right time and not before:

Your request will be dealt with in due course.

in due form (Law )

in the legally correct way:

Applications for funding must be submitted in writing in due form.

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