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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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While retirement planning often focuses on accumulating assets, the researchers argue that advisers and retirees should also pay close attention to future liabilities, particularly the essential expenses that are almost certain to occur.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 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

Pension funds and insurers that need to match the durations of their liabilities with similar assets snap up the longest-dated bonds even when yields are absurdly low.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 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

The durability of the empire is compelling evidence that the assets outweighed the liabilities.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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