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obligations

NOUN

responsibility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accountability agreement bond burden commitment constraint contract debt duty liability necessity need promise requirement right trust understanding

STRONG

IOU business call cause charge chit committal compulsion conscience debit devoir dues engagement must occasion onus part place restraint

WEAK

accountableness due bill ought

Antonyms

STRONGEST

asset disagreement disbelief irresponsibility misunderstanding

STRONG

freedom unemployment

Example Sentences

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The company faced about $1.7 billion in annual obligations tied to its preferred-share instruments, which are hybrid securities that sit above common stock and typically require regular dividend payments to investors, according to public filings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The issue raises serious concerns about the protection of seafarers and international maritime obligations, according to Arif Sinan Unlu, lawyer and mediator.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

An independent report, the board argued, wouldn’t disclose any new information, in part because of Palantir’s legal obligations regarding client confidentiality.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Last year, Saylor and Strategy Chief Executive Phong Le first floated the idea that the company plans to strategically sell bitcoin to cover the dividend obligations on its preferred shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

One of history’s few iron laws is that luxuries tend to become necessities and to spawn new obligations.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari