EGAVE

liability

About 13.20 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
  2. noun Any kind of debt recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet.
  3. noun A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.
    You're a bloody liability sometimes!
  4. noun A person on a team that is more of a hindrance than a help.
    You're a bloody liability sometimes!
  5. noun The likelihood of something happening.
  6. noun The condition of being susceptible to something.

Similar words

indebtedness financial obligation pecuniary obligation dette debt obligation prosecution duty payable compensation

Often followed by

for of to in is insurance and on company

Word family

liabilities

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