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liabilities

British  
/ ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪz /

plural noun

  1. accounting business obligations incurred but not discharged and entered as claims on the assets shown on the balance sheet Compare assets

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Liabilities include mortgages, student loan debt and car loans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2023

Liabilities include two 30-year mortgages, each listed between $5 million and $25 million, as well as a line of credit pegged at $5 million to $25 million.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2022

Liabilities: The flip side of being a pragmatist is that you can look like you’re playing small ball while everyone else is swinging for the fences.

From Slate • Jan. 2, 2019

Liabilities are then subtracted from assets to come up with the company’s net worth.

From Encyclopedia.com • Feb. 13, 2018

The Duties of Neutral States, and the Liabilities of Neutral Individuals, distinguished The duties of neutral States have been classified by the present writer under the heads, of "Abstention," "Prevention," and "Acquiescence."

From Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920) by Holland, Thomas Erskine, Sir

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