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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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It had $703 million on its March 31 balance sheet, but its liabilities included a $611 million payable for share repurchases, which it paid in April.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

And keep in mind, higher longer-term rates can provide a boost to bank earnings, as they earn more spread between long-term assets, like loans, that they fund with lower-rated shorter-term liabilities.

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

Nehls only disclosed a handful of bank accounts, stock and a mutual fund — all worth less than $15,000, while listing liabilities in the form of revolving credit from three credit card companies.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

Confirmation that the damage was caused by an external object could affect Ryanair or Boeing's liabilities over the incident.

From BBC Jul. 21, 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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