duty

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.

  1. That which is due; payment.
  2. That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service morally obligatory.
  3. Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty.
  4. Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and superiors.
  5. Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
  6. 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).
  7. Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.