contingent liability
Americannoun
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Stripping out one-time items—primarily related to pending claims and settlements, as well as a loss on a contingent liability measurement—earnings were $1.89 a share.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Last December, in a report, the IMF flagged India's "elevated public debt levels and contingent liability risks".
From BBC • May 8, 2024
“Ex-Im is a smaller one. … We should find ways to lessen the contingent liability of the federal government.”
From Slate • Mar. 2, 2015
From the outset, it seemed curious that any businessman would buy a business facing a potential and widely reported £49m contingent liability if it was defeated in a tax tribunal.
From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2012
No contingent liability, it seems, can dissuade Mr. Cabell from this preference.
From The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking by Cabell, James Branch
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