Sinhala Dictionary definitions for duty
duty 🔊 /duˈti or djuˈti/
duty : බද්ද
duty : කාරිය
duty : තීරුබද්ද
duty : රාජකාරිය
duty : කර්තව්ය
duty : කර
duty : තීරු බද්ද
duty : තීරුබදු
duty : යුතුකම
duty : ධර්මය
duty : කටයුත්ත
duty : නියමය
duty : තීරුව
duty : කරණිය
duty : හුංගම
duty definition
Noun.
- That which is due; payment.
- That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service morally obligatory.
- Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty.
- Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and superiors.
- Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
- The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).
- Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.