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current liabilities

American  

plural noun

Commerce.
  1. indebtedness maturing within one year.


current liabilities British  

plural noun

  1. business liabilities maturing within a year

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As of January, the company faced total current liabilities of more than $426 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025

It had a mere $39,000 in cash at the end of its latest quarter, while “its current liabilities exceed its current assets by $3,125,805,” the filings report.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2016

Current assets, at $4.6 billion, handily exceeded current liabilities of $2.8 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2013

Meanwhile, the company's balance sheet sank further into the red, with the net deficit ballooning 75% to £189m – including £26m of current liabilities.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2012

Most firms do not deposit a sum of money and then promptly draw it out again in the form of checks to pay current liabilities, but maintain a fairly steady balance in the bank.

From Business English A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig

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