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Due

Meaning in business english, with examples

/duː/adjectiveCore term

In business english, due means: Expected or required to happen, arrive or be finished at a particular time; also used for payments that must be made by a certain date.

In Turkish: teslim edilmesi gereken, vadesi gelen, beklenen

How it is used

Very common with deadlines and payments: 'The report is due on Friday', 'The invoice is due in 30 days', 'When is it due?' A 'due date' is the deadline itself. 'Due to' means 'because of' and is a different use.

Example sentences

  1. The first draft is due next Monday, so let's split the sections today.

  2. Payment is due within 30 days of the invoice date.

Common collocations

  • due date
  • due by Friday
  • due next week
  • payment due
  • deadlineThe latest date or time by which a piece of work must be finished, sent or delivered.
  • overdueNot done, paid or returned by the time it was expected; late.
  • invoiceA document sent by a seller that lists the goods or services provided and states how much the buyer must pay and by when.
  • deliverableA specific result, document or product that a team has agreed to produce and hand over by a certain date.

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