Definition of duty

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• duty is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• duty is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• duty is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of duty

• the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force (noun)

  Examples

  1. we must instill a sense of duty in our children
  2. every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty

  Synonyms

  1. obligation
  2. responsibility
• a government tax on imports or exports (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. tariff
• work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons (noun)

See definition of duty in Merriam Webster