liability

  • 21liability */*/ — UK [ˌlaɪəˈbɪlətɪ] / US noun Word forms liability : singular liability plural liabilities 1) [uncountable] legal responsibility for causing damage or injury, or for paying something liability for: The company accepts no liability for delays caused …

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  • 22liability — noun 1 responsibility ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ legal ▪ strict ▪ criminal VERB + LIABILITY ▪ have …

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  • 23Liability — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Liability >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 liability liability liableness Sgm: N 1 possibility possibility contingency Sgm: N 1 susceptivity susceptivity susceptibility PARAG:Liability >V GRP: V 1 Sgm …

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  • 24liability — noun 1 (U) legal responsibility for something, especially for paying money that is owed, or for damage or injury (+ for): Tenants have legal liability for any damage they cause. 2 liabilities technical the amount of debt that must be paid 3… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25Liability — Liable redirects here. For Libel , see Libel (disambiguation). A liability can mean something that is a hindrance or puts an individual or group at a disadvantage, or something that someone is responsible for, or something that increases the… …

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  • 26liability — [[t]la͟ɪ͟əbɪ̱lɪti[/t]] liabilities 1) N COUNT: usu sing If you say that someone or something is a liability, you mean that they cause a lot of problems or embarrassment. As the president s prestige continues to fall, they re clearly beginning to… …

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  • 27liability — An obligation to transfer economic benefits (generally money) as a result of past transactions (e.g. the purchase of a fixed asset or a current asset). See also: contingent liability, current liabilities, deferred credit, long term liability,… …

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  • 28liability — 1) The funding of a business debt. See current liabilities; deferred credit; long term liability; secured liability 2) An obligation to make a financial payment. See contingent liability 3) The acceptance of an insurance risk …

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  • 29liability — /ˌlaɪə bɪlɪti/ noun a legal responsibility for damage or loss, etc. ● The brand name has become a liability to the company. ♦ to accept liability for something to agree that you are responsible for something ♦ to refuse liability for something to …

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  • 30liability — /ˌlaɪə bɪlɪti/ noun 1. a legal responsibility for damage, loss or harm ● The two partners took out insurance to cover employers’ liability. ♦ to accept liability for something to agree that you are responsible for something ♦ to refuse liability… …

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