liabilities

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In terms over BP’s overall liabilities, which includes debt, leases and hybrids, this figure is closer to $56 billion but around $30 billion would be more appropriate, they write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

You should also keep future required minimum distributions in mind, as they could create additional tax liabilities later in retirement, even though those rules likely remain more than a decade away.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

In 2015, Justice bought Bluestone back for $5 million in cash and acquired hundreds of millions of dollars in environmental liabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The SNP's 2021 accounts showed total income was £4,510,460, total expenditure was £5,262,032, assets were £1,630,454 and liabilities were £1,055,689.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

One man’s liability had always been another man’s asset, but now more and more of the liabilities could be turned into bits of paper that you could sell to anyone.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis