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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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The company netted about $30 billion from debt sales, bringing long-term debt to $77.5 billion, in addition to another $13 billion in lease liabilities.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 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

“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

Some of the SpaceX-specific liabilities appear to be tied to prepayments for launch.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Like a lot of girls, I became aware of the liabilities of my body early, long before I began to even look like a woman.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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