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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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He concentrated in the growth of Oracle’s remaining performance obligations, or RPO, a key industry metric that often acts as a proxy for long term revenue projections.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The company reports remaining performance obligations of $638 billion, up $85 billion from the previous quarter with much of the increase coming from customers with prepaid or presupplied GPUs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The CMA said it would determine whether Ryanair's seat reservation fees mean parents are being charged to meet "child safety and disability-related obligations as set out under aviation rules".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Oracle also cleared Wall Street’s bar on a key demand signal: remaining performance obligations, or the value of signed contracts not yet converted into revenue.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Vincent's letter arrives at Etten on Saturday evening, and Pa leaves for The Hague on Monday morning, which is as soon as he can after his church obligations.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman