liability

li·a·bil·i·ty  (l-bl-t)

n. pl. li·a·bil·i·ties

1. The state of being liable.

2.

a. Something for which one is liable; an obligation, responsibility, or debt.

b. liabilities The financial obligations entered in the balance sheet of a business enterprise.

3. Something that holds one back; a handicap.

4. Likelihood.

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liability

Noun

pl -ties

1. someone or something that is a problem or embarrassment

2. the state of being legally responsible

3. (often pl) sums of money owed by an organization

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	liability - the state of being legally obliged and responsible susceptibility, susceptibleness - the state of being susceptible; easily affected taxability - liability to taxation ratability, rateability - the state of being liable to assessment or taxation
	2.	liability - an obligation to pay money to another party financial obligation, indebtedness limited liability - the liability of a firm's owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firm obligation - the state of being obligated to do or pay something; "he is under an obligation to finish the job" debt - the state of owing something (especially money); "he is badly in debt" arrears - the state of being behind in payments; "an account in arrears" account payable, payable - a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit; "the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency" scot and lot - obligations of all kinds taken as a whole
	3.	liability - the quality of being something that holds you back bad, badness - that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good" weak point - an attribute that is inadequate or deficient disadvantage - the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position asset, plus - a useful or valuable quality

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liability

noun 1. disadvantage, burden, drawback, inconvenience, drag, handicap, minus (informal) nuisance, impediment, albatross, hindrance, millstone, encumbrance

noun 2. responsibility, accountability, culpability, obligation, onus, answerability

Translations

liability [laɪəˈbɪlətɪ] n → responsabilidad f (= handicap); desventaja

liability [laɪəˈbɪlətɪ] n → responsabilité f (= handicap); handicap m

liability [laɪəˈbɪlətɪ] n → Belastung f;

(Law) → Haftung f;

liabilities npl (Comm) → Verbindlichkeiten pl

liability [laɪəˈbɪlətɪ] n → responsabilità f inv (= handicap); peso