Undue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not yet payable

not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌndˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌndjˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌndjˈuː/

1 syllable Say it as /ʌndˈuː/.

Examples

an undue loan
undue influence
I didn't want to show undue excitement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

excessive inordinate unjustified unwarranted unreasonable

Antonyms

due

Parts of Speech

adjective	not yet payable “an undue loan”
adjective	not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances “undue influence”
adjective	lacking justification or authorization “desire for undue private profit”
adjective	beyond normal limits “excessive charges”

Word Forms

exceed	verb	be superior or better than some standard
excessiveness	noun	immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
inordinateness	noun	immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unangemessen

noch nicht zahlbar

🇫🇷French

indu

pas encore payable

🇪🇸Spanish

indebido

aún no pagadero

🇮🇹Italian

indebito

non ancora pagabile

🇳🇱Dutch

onnodig

nog niet betaalbaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

indevido

ainda não é pago

🇷🇺Russian

неуместный

еще не подлежит оплате

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुचित

अभी तक देय नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুচিত

এখনো পরিশোধযোগ্য নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தேவையற்ற

இன்னும் செலுத்தப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అనవసరమైన

ఇంకా చెల్లించలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुचित

अद्याप देय नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુચિત

હજુ ચૂકવવાપાત્ર નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಗತ್ಯ

ಇನ್ನೂ ಪಾವತಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനാവശ്യമായ

ഇതുവരെ പണം നൽകിയിട്ടില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਲੋੜਾ

ਅਜੇ ਤੱਕ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਯੋਗ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر مناسب

ابھی تک قابل ادائیگی نہیں ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不当的

尚未付款

🇯🇵Japanese

不当な

まだ支払われていない

🇰🇷Korean

과도한

아직 지불 불가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quá đáng

chưa trả được

🇹🇭Thai

เกินควร

ยังไม่ได้ชำระ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak semestinya

belum terutang

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nararapat

hindi pa babayaran

🇲🇾Malay

tidak wajar

belum kena bayar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا مبرر له

لم تدفع بعد

🇮🇷Persian

ناروا

هنوز قابل پرداخت نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

aşırı

henüz ödenmemiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּפרָז

עדיין לא ניתן לשלם

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The primary meaning of 'undue' is 'not yet payable'.

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Using 'undue' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'undue' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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