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A task or action that one is required to perform as part of one's job

A payment levied on the transfer of property, for licenses, and for the legal recognition of documents

Accountability or responsibility, or a sense that one is obliged to do something

A sense of loyalty or allegiance to someone or something

A sum of money that is owed or due

The state or quality of being submissive

Tribute, honor or respect, typically shown or expressed publicly

A small detachment of troops or police officers assigned with a special duty

A thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist

The quality of not being partisan, of remaining politically independent

An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours

A person's moral sense of right and wrong that guides their behavior

A commission paid to an agent as a percentage of the total value or sale

A soldier's job or assignment during a war or conflict

Polite attention or respect, especially that given by men to women

The act or state of functioning or executing

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Noun

A task or action that one is required to perform as part of one's job

piece of business

area of interest

line of country

area of responsibility

moral imperative

area of activity

accountableness

sphere of activity

line of business

moral obligation

employment status

field of expertise

long row to hoe

blameworthiness

millstone round one's neck

job description

performance of one's duties

thing to be done

what one is into

object of the exercise

why and wherefore

the why and wherefore

blood, sweat, and tears

area of knowledge

unwanted responsibility

thorn in one's side

course of action

business enterprise

leap in the dark

one's level best

set of circumstances

exciting experience

one's darnedest

righteous cause

entrepreneurship

organization^US

mobilization^US

organisation^UK

mobilisation^UK

positive result

stroke of genius

mission to acquire

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“He worked in the warehouse of the shipping company, and it was his duty to operate an electric crane.”

Noun

A payment levied on the transfer of property, for licenses, and for the legal recognition of documents

proportional tax

payment required

an arm and a leg

financial penalty

financial value

punitive action

additional charge

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“The duty on cigarettes was recently raised.”

Noun

Accountability or responsibility, or a sense that one is obliged to do something

“Such was this father's stern sense of duty to his king and country.”

Noun

A sense of loyalty or allegiance to someone or something

trustworthiness

true-heartedness

trueheartedness

accountableness

conscientiousness

religious fervor

religious observance

sanctimoniousness

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“Many of them deplored the war, and many were simply motivated by a sense of duty to their families and their country.”

Noun

A sum of money that is owed or due

outstanding payment

financial obligation

promissory note

amount outstanding

outstanding payments

list of charges

request for payment

itemized account

statement of indebtedness

statement of charges

checking account

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Noun

The state or quality of being submissive

controllability

impressionability

cooperativeness

accommodativeness

good-naturedness

reluctant agreement

impressionableness

susceptibleness

lack of resistance

unassertiveness

self-effacement

acceptance of one's fate

acknowledgment^US

acknowledgement^UK

lack of protest

lack of complaint

acceptance of the inevitable

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Noun

Tribute, honor or respect, typically shown or expressed publicly

acknowledgment^US

acknowledgement^UK

congratulations

pat on the back

speech of praise

mark of respect

honourable mention^US

honorable mention^UK

special mention

pats on the back

aggrandizement^US

illustriousness

immortalization

favourable mention

words of approval

favorable mention

words of approbation

character reference

aggrandisement^UK

round of applause

good reputation

appreciativeness

hero-worshipping

acknowledgement of

memorialization

flattering remark

positive feedback

positive reception

pat on the head

shot in the arm

letter of support

two cents' worth

servile flattery

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Noun

A small detachment of troops or police officers assigned with a special duty

organisation^UK

organization^US

military division

uncontrolled throng

crowd of people

repertory company

theater company

touring company

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Noun

A thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist

necessary condition

necessary thing

not to be missed

part and parcel

circumscription

essential requirement

indispensable thing

indispensable item

lack of certainty

condition precedent

basic ingredient

important consideration

non-negotiable point

string attached

important thing

suspensive condition

essential condition

obligatory condition

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Noun

The quality of not being partisan, of remaining politically independent

nonpartisanship

disinterestedness

dispassionateness

fair-mindedness

open-mindedness

even-handedness

lack of prejudice

absence of prejudice

absence of bias

unprejudicedness

noninterference

noninterventionism

considerateness

without favoritism

equal opportunity

conscientiousness

non-partisanship

lack of discrimination

lack of bigotry

non-intervention

non-interventionism

non-involvement

non-combativeness

non-participation

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Noun

An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours

careful observation

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Noun

A person's moral sense of right and wrong that guides their behavior

right and wrong

sense of right and wrong

high-mindedness

conventionalities

sense of honour

code of behaviour^UK

code of behavior^US

categorical imperative

sense of propriety

sense of judgment

moral principle

moral standards

voice inside your head

sense of obligation

moral principles

moral philosophy

rules of conduct

rights and wrongs

standards of behaviour

dictates of conscience

moral philosophies

standards of behavior

codes of honour

code of conduct

cardinal virtues

personal principles

codes of conduct

ethical philosophy

principles of behaviour

principles of right and wrong

custom and practice

established ways

way of doing things

traditional customs

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Noun

A commission paid to an agent as a percentage of the total value or sale

piece of the action

slice of the cake

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Noun

A soldier's job or assignment during a war or conflict

Noun

Polite attention or respect, especially that given by men to women

gentlemanliness

considerateness

good behaviour^UK

good behavior^US

civilization^US

common courtesy

civilisation^UK

self-possession

courtly manners

good-naturedness

pleasurableness

conventionality

polite behaviour

correct behaviour

customary behaviour

acceptable conduct

cultivated look

appropriateness

accommodativeness

social standing

good-temperedness

correct behavior

act of courtesy

cultivated beauty

polished manners

appropriate behavior

ceremoniousness

cyber etiquette

online etiquette

internet etiquette

graceful gesture

intellectual awareness

artistic awareness

punctiliousness

formal courtesy

code of behavior^US

accepted behaviour

rules of conduct

code of behaviour^UK

proper behaviour

acceptable behaviour

rules of behaviour

proper behavior

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Noun

The act or state of functioning or executing

mode of operation

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