1
: not due : not yet payable
2
: exceeding or violating propriety or fitness : excessive
undue force
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These requirements shouldn't cause you any undue hardship.
His writing is elegant without calling undue attention to itself.
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Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for HBO Makary has criticized in books and articles the overprescribing of drugs, the use of pesticides on foods and the undue influence of pharmaceutical and insurance companies over doctors and government regulators.
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CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Effective policy design should include a thorough cost-benefit analysis to ensure that the implementation is economically viable and does not impose undue financial strain on building owners or the public sector.
—Ali Hoss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Yes, this presidential election has created undue, unprecedented stress.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024
Or did the bond market simply conclude that the Fed’s commitment to lowering rates toward neutral while protecting against undue further weakening in the labor market insulates the economy from a damaging downturn?
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
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CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Effective policy design should include a thorough cost-benefit analysis to ensure that the implementation is economically viable and does not impose undue financial strain on building owners or the public sector.
—Ali Hoss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Yes, this presidential election has created undue, unprecedented stress.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024
Or did the bond market simply conclude that the Fed’s commitment to lowering rates toward neutral while protecting against undue further weakening in the labor market insulates the economy from a damaging downturn?
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Undue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undue. Accessed 30 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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