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liability
[
lahy-
uh
-
bil
-i-tee
]
Origin
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li·a·bil·i·ty
/
ˌlaɪ
əˈbɪl
ɪ
ti
/
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[
lahy-
uh
-
bil
-i-tee
]
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noun,
plural
li·a·bil·i·ties.
1.
liabilities,
a.
moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (
opposed to
assets
).
b.
Accounting
.
liabilities as detailed on a
balance sheet
, especially in relation to assets and capital.
2.
something disadvantageous:
His lack of education is his biggest liability.
3.
Also,
li·a·ble·ness.
the state or quality of being liable:
liability to disease.
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Origin:
1785–95;
li(able)
+
-ability
Related forms
non·li·a·bil·i·ty,
noun,
plural
non·li·a·bil·i·ties.
pre·li·a·bil·i·ty,
noun,
plural
pre·li·a·bil·i·ties.
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adequate for the purpose
to be in agreement or conformity; to be similar or analogous, equivalent in function, position or amount
to be in agreement or conformity; to be similar or analogous, equivalent in function, position or amount
adequate for the purpose
without logical or meaningful connection
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World English Dictionary
liability
(ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ties
1.
the state of being liable
2.
a financial obligation
3.
a hindrance or disadvantage
4.
likelihood or probability
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
liability
c.1800, a term in law; "condition of being legally liable;" from
liable
. General sense is from 1809; meaning "thing for which one is liable" is first attested 1842. Related: Liabilities.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
liability definition
An obligation or
debt
.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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