Từ điển Việt Anh (Vietnamese English Dictionary) nghĩa vụ noun duty; obligation[nghĩa vụ]duty; obligationThi hành nghĩa vụTo do/perform one's dutyNghĩa vụ thứ hai là cầu kinh năm lần mỗi ngàyThe second duty is that of five daily prayers duty /'dju:ti/ * danh từ sự tôn kính, lòng kính trọng (người trên) in duty to...: vì lòng tôn kính đối với... to pay one's duty to...: để tỏ lòng tôn kính đối với... bổn phận, nhiệm vụ, trách nhiệm to do one's duty: làm nhiệm vụ, làm bổn phận to make it a point of duty to; to think it a duty to...: coi như là một nhiệm vụ phải... phận sự, chức vụ, công việc, phần việc làm; phiên làm, phiên trực nhật to take up one's duties: bắt đầu đảm nhiệm công việc, bắt đầu nhận chức vụ to be off duty: hết phiền, được nghỉ to be on duty: đang làm việc, đang phiên làm việc, đang trực to do duty for...: làm thay cho..., thay thế cho... thuế (hải quan...) goods liable to duty: hàng hoá phải đóng thuế import duty: thuế nhập khẩu (kỹ thuật) công suất (máy) duty /'dju:ti/
Xem thêm: responsibility, obligation, tariff ADJ. contractual, legal, mandatory, statutory Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. | general, primary the general duty of the police to preserve the peace | professional | civic, public I feel it is my civic duty to vote. | patriotic | family, filial, parental | ethical, moral He felt it was his moral duty to help his neighbour. | absolute, bounden, fundamental, sacred, solemn I feel it's my bounden duty to try and help her. VERB + DUTY have, owe (law) You have a legal duty to take reasonable care. The railway company owes a duty of care to all its customers. | carry out, do, fulfil, meet, perform She put down the phone and went out, her duty done. She felt she had fulfilled her duty by providing him with a son. | fail in He had failed in his duty towards his daughter. | neglect, shirk I'd be shirking my duty if I didn't warn him. | assign, charge sb with, impose It was a duty imposed by her father. | assume, take on He took on the duty of maintaining the family home. DUTY + VERB call I wanted to stop and chat, but duty called and I went back to the office. PREP. under a/the ~ You are under a statutory duty to keep accurate records. | ~ of It's the duty of each and every one of us to do their best for the team. They have a duty of confidentiality. | ~ to, ~ towards They have a duty to their parents to work hard. PHRASES a breach of duty It was a clear breach of professional duty. | do your duty I suppose we'd better do our duty and report the accident. | do your duty by sb You feel that you have to do your duty by your children. | be duty bound to do sth An employer is not duty bound to provide a reference when an employee leaves. | (above and) beyond the call of duty The time he put in helping new recruits went beyond the call of duty. | feel it your duty to do sth I felt it my duty to go to the police. | in breach of a duty (formal) It was ruled that the injured man was in breach of his duty by not wearing the safety equipment provided. | a sense of duty I did it out of a sense of duty. 2 tasks that you do when you are at work ADJ. light When I returned to work after my illness I was put on light duties. | onerous | day, night At 10.45 p.m. she reported for night duty. | beat, escort, guard, point, sentry Police usually do beat duty in pairs. The traffic lights were not working so there was a policeman on point duty. | daily, routine | official | administrative, professional, secretarial | domestic, household My household duties were not particularly onerous. | military VERB + DUTY have The members of staff each have their own duties. | carry out, discharge, do, perform She was unable to carry out her duties because she was too ill. | come on, go on, report for Colleagues became suspicious when he failed to report for duty. | come off, go off What time do you go off duty? | neglect, shirk He was accused of neglecting his professional duties. | resume, return to He leaves hospital tomorrow and is expected to resume his duties at the beginning of next month. | be released from Her son was released from duty in the army to visit her in hospital. | be relieved of, be suspended from When he failed to turn up for training, he was relieved of his duties as captain. DUTY + NOUN doctor, nurse, officer, pharmacist He went to the police station and spoke to the duty officer. PREP. off ~ I'm off duty tomorrow night. | on ~ You're not allowed to drink alcohol on duty. PHRASES the execution/performance of your duties The company is liable if you are injured during the execution of your duty. 3 tax ADJ. heavy, high the heavy duty on cigarettes | low | customs, excise, export, import excise duty on spirits | alcohol, fuel, tobacco, etc. Tobacco duty is a major source of revenue for the government. | death QUANT. amount We tried to estimate the amount of duty we would have to pay. VERB + DUTY put on, slap on They are going to put duty on foreign cars. | take off | increase, put up, raise They're going to put up the duty on tobacco. | cut, lower, reduce | pay | avoid, evade They claim that the wine is for personal use and so evade the duty. | be liable to Perfume is liable to import duty. | carry Cider carries duty at the lower rate. | be exempt from Beer for personal use is exempt from duty. PREP. in ~ By changing its supplier, the company saved thousands of pounds in import duty. | ~ on You have to pay duty on all electrical goods. Từ điển WordNet
n. Bloomberg Financial Glossary税|关税|应课税品税项稅;關稅;應課稅品稅項A tax on imports, exports, or consumption goods. Investopedia Financial Terms1. A tax levied on certain goods, services or transactions. Duties are enforceable by law and are imposed on commodities or financial transactions, instead of individuals. 2. The obligation of a person in authority, such as a fiduciary, to fulfill the responsibilities of his or her position. 1. Duties may be revoked in certain situations, such as an airport's duty-free shop. At a duty-free shop, commodities that are usually taxed, like cigarettes and alcohol, will not have a duty levied on them. Foreign visitors will then be able to purchase the goods at a lower price compared to domestic citizens. 2. The chief executive officer of a company has a fiduciary duty to the company's shareholders. This means that any course of action the CEO takes should be in the best interested of the shareholders. |