- plural of liability.
liabilities
Britishplural noun
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In the Chapter 11 filing, Leslie’s reported total assets of $722.2 million and total liabilities and debt of about $1.2 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The key reasons a club may fail relate to overdue payables to other teams, players or outstanding tax liabilities.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"We understand the emotional pain for families who have already performed funeral rituals, but officials must work within legal boundaries to avoid future liabilities."
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The company is considering moving tort liabilities into a separate corporate entity for the purpose of unloading them through a sale to an outside investor, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
One man’s liability had always been another man’s asset, but now more and more of the liabilities could be turned into bits of paper that you could sell to anyone.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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