1
: not due : not yet payable
2
: exceeding or violating propriety or fitness : excessive
undue force
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Examples of undue in a Sentence
These requirements shouldn't cause you any undue hardship.
His writing is elegant without calling undue attention to itself.
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Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 4 Nov. 2024
This approach can help create a sense of ownership within your team because everyone becomes aware that matters are being handled effectively and without undue delay.
4.
—Chris Kille, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Stakeholders want to create jobs without putting an undue burden on the state’s finances.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
Footnotes *To avoid giving prolific pollsters undue influence, the calculations in this article downweight polls from pollsters that conduct a lot of polls.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Undue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undue. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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undue
adjective
un·due
ˌən-ˈd(y)ü 
1
: not due
2
: excessive
undue profit
Legal Definition
undue
adjective
un·due
ˌən-ˈdü, -ˈdyü
1
: not due : not yet payable
an undue bill
2
: exceeding or violating propriety or fitness
would impose undue hardship on the debtors
such a requirement would place an undue burden on employers
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