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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

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Feldstein Soto recently prepared a series of strategies for reducing the city’s liabilities, such as purchasing additional insurance coverage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"A deal that would be good for the workforce, represent good value for money and would not repeat the mistakes of the past and risk creating new structural equal pay liabilities."

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Evergrande defaulted on dollar bonds in 2021 after running up more than $300 billion in liabilities, helping spark a broader property crisis in the world’s second-largest economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

With “Beef,” Lee links the potential liabilities women face by locking into long-term relationships to the realities of the capitalist trap, which draws women into not only unpaid housework but uncompensated emotional labor, too.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Eisenhower replied levelly that he shared the same liabilities.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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