liabilities
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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And keep in mind, higher longer-term rates can provide a boost to bank earnings, as they earn more spread between long-term assets, like loans, that they fund with lower-rated shorter-term liabilities.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026
Nehls only disclosed a handful of bank accounts, stock and a mutual fund — all worth less than $15,000, while listing liabilities in the form of revolving credit from three credit card companies.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
But Witkoff himself had his own liabilities, people who worked in the Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden, and Trump administrations told me.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Proponents say those officers need to be at the boardroom level because of the huge potential liabilities from business disruptions and costs of complying with new regulations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
If I borrow £500, then £500 is a debit to my current account, and a credit to my list of liabilities.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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