liabilities
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əˈbɪl 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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| —pl n | |
| accounting Compare assets business obligations incurred but not discharged and entered as claims on the assets shown on the balance sheet | |
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| liability (ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | the state of being liable |
| 2. | a financial obligation |
| 3. | a hindrance or disadvantage |
| 4. | likelihood or probability |
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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.
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Example sentences
And now they enjoy an implicit blanket guarantee of all their liabilities, allowing them to borrow cheaply.
If you have past-due liabilities, the information below may help you with the collection process.
But that's doesn't mean that full exposures should be reported on a bank's balance sheet as liabilities.
There is no question that a lot of multi-employer plans have seen a growth in unfunded liabilities since the stock market crashed.
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