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  • 71Duty cycle — In engineering, the duty cycle of a machine or system is the time that it spends in an active state as a fraction of the total time under consideration.[1] The term is often used pertaining to electrical devices, e.g., switching power supplies. A …

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  • 72duty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Requisite service Nouns 1. duty, moral obligation, accountability, liability, onus, responsibility; bounden duty; call of duty; allegiance, fealty, tie; engagement, promise; part, function, calling,… …

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  • 73Duty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Duty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 duty duty what ought to be done moral obligation accountableness liability onus responsibility Sgm: N 1 bounden duty bounden duty imperative duty Sgm: N 1 call call …

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  • 74duty — du|ty W1S1 [ˈdju:ti US ˈdu: ] n plural duties ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(something you must do)¦ 2¦(work)¦ 3 be on/off duty 4¦(tax)¦ 5 do duty as something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: dueté, from Old French deu; …

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  • 75duty — noun 1 STH YOU HAVE TO DO (C, U) something that you have to do because it is morally or legally right (+ to/towards): Ian felt a sense of duty towards his parents. | have a duty to do sth/be your duty to do sth: The company has a duty to its… …

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  • 76duty — du|ty [ duti ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a legal or moral obligation: He has a duty under the terms of his contract to pay rent. be someone s duty to do something: It is your duty as a parent to protect your children. owe/have a duty to… …

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  • 77duty — A human action which is exactly conformable to the laws which require us to obey them. Legal or moral obligation. An obligation that one has by law or contract. Obligation to conform to legal standard of reasonable conduct in light of apparent… …

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  • 78duty — A human action which is exactly conformable to the laws which require us to obey them. Legal or moral obligation. An obligation that one has by law or contract. Obligation to conform to legal standard of reasonable conduct in light of apparent… …

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  • 79duty */*/*/ — UK [ˈdjuːtɪ] / US [ˈdutɪ] noun Word forms duty : singular duty plural duties 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a legal or moral obligation He has a duty under the terms of his contract to pay rent. be someone s duty to do something: It is your duty… …

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  • 80Duty Entitlement Pass Book — DEPB (Duty Entitlement Pass Book ) is an export incentive scheme of Indian Government provided to Exporters in India.[1] Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme in short DEPB is an export incentive scheme. Notified on 1/4/1997, the DEPB Scheme… …

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