onus
Example Sentences
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The IRS places the onus of responsibility on the taxpayer, and they are the ones who have to make sure this task gets done every year once they reach the age when RMDs are required.
From MarketWatch
In a world first this month, Australia banned under-16s from major social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, with the onus on the tech firms to kick young users off their services.
From Barron's
She is championing a constitutional amendment to make extortion a federal crime and put the onus on law enforcement, not individuals, to hunt down violators.
From Los Angeles Times
The principal onus falls on the SEC, which oversees the stock market, but the order also mentions the Federal Trade Commission, which oversees antitrust issues, and the Labor Department, which oversees pension plans.
You should be conscious of disturbing others around you, and the onus shouldn’t be on them to find ways to cope with the noise you’re making.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
