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plikt — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burden noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
  • duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
  • obligation noun A duty or requirement to do something, often because of a promise, law, or moral sense.

Senses

plikt is used for these senses in English:

  • burden A responsibility, onus.
  • duty (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
  • obligation The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.

burden — full definition

  1. noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
  2. verb To load someone down, literally or figuratively, with a burden.

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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