Showing Results for "liabilities"

liabilities

NOUN

answerability, responsibility

Synonyms

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accountability burden culpability debt duty obligation

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amenability amenableness blame compulsion indebtedness onus subjection susceptibility

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accountableness arrearage owing

Antonyms

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asset irresponsibility unaccountability

NOUN

burden, debt

Synonyms

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damage inconvenience involvement loan mortgage obligation responsibility

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IOU account baggage balance bite chance chit contingency contract debit disadvantage drag drawback due encumbrance handicap hindrance impediment indebtedness lease millstone minus misfortune nuisance onus pledge possibility remainder tab

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arrear arrearage bad news indebtment

Antonyms

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advantage benefit profit

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aid assistance blessing certainty help

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asset irresponsibility unaccountability

NOUN

chance, probability

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exposure

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likelihood openness proneness susceptibility tendency vulnerability

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vulnerableness

Antonyms

WEAK

asset irresponsibility unaccountability

Example Sentences

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U.S. sportsbooks’ liabilities on both finals teams come at a time when betting operators are facing increased competition.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 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

By the end of the first quarter, CoreWeave held $25 billion in debt alongside $10 billion in lease liabilities.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Some prospective IPO investors feared that Mastercard could ultimately be on the hook for many billions of dollars’ worth of legal liabilities related to allegations of price fixing.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

We have already noted some of the assets and liabilities they brought along with them.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis