liabilities
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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“Beef” 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
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
The company ended 2025 with about $25 billion in cash and $50 billion in liabilities.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Simply transfer both the assets and liabilities to the Treasury.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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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