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van dienst — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.

Senses

van dienst is used for these senses in English:

  • duty (engineering) The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.

duty — full definition

  1. noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
  2. noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
  3. noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.
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