Duty
WordNet
noun
(1) Work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
"The duties of the job"
(2) The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
"We must instill a sense of duty in our children"
"Every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
(3) A government tax on imports or exports
"They signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- England expects that every man will do his duty. (Nelson)
- She felt it was her bounden duty to tell the police about the incident.
- A period of time spent at work or doing a particular task.
- I’m on duty from 6 pm to 6 am.
- describing a workload as to its idle, working and de-energized periods.
- A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.