duty noun [C or U] (RESPONSIBILITY)
B1
[ + to infinitive ] I felt it was my duty to tell them the truth.
- She felt that it was her duty to tell the police about the incident.
- It is surely the duty of the stronger members in a society to help those who are weak.
- I'd be failing in my duty if I didn't tell you about the risks involved in the project.
- He has failed to fulfil his duties as a father.
- During the dispute, many police officers were transferred from traffic duty to the prison service.
- accountable
- accountable to someone
- accountably
- answer for something phrasal verb
- bind
- buck
- dual role
- duty of care
- fall to someone phrasal verb
- fiefdom
- fulfil your duty
- obligated
- obligation
- obligatorily
- obligatory
- obliged
- preserve
- saddle
- shoulder
- someone's answer to someone/something idiom
duty noun [C or U] (TAX)
duty on There's a high duty on alcohol.