dues

dues
dues dues [djuːz ǁ duːz] noun [plural]
regular payments made to an organization such as a professional association or trade union by its members; = subscription Bre:

• Institute dues, which average $112 per member, were last raised three years ago.

ˈdock dues TRANSPORT
charges paid to a port by a shipping company that uses it to load or unload goods:

• the dock dues levied by the port authority on coal and coke

ˈharbour dues , harbor dues TRANSPORT
money that a ship owner must pay for keeping a ship in a harbour. The amount of money charged is usually based on the number of tons of cargo the ship is carrying:

• The money collected at the port included customs duties, excise on spirits and harbour dues.

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dues UK US /djuːz/ noun [plural]
► the payments that someone makes in order to belong to an organization: association/club/union dues »

The law guarantees that no worker can be forced to join a union, or pay union dues, to get or keep a job.

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annual/monthly/quarterly dues

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The organization's largest revenue source is membership dues, and members currently pay $49 a year.

► (also harbour dues) TRANSPORT the payments a ship owner makes for using a port: »

Dues for entering the port are calculated based upon the registered net tonnage of the vessel.

► UK (US back orders) COMMERCE orders for products that are not available at the time of the order: »

They are not currently recording dues, so there's no point in ordering things that are out of stock.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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