liabilities
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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As the legislative session nears its end, Newsom’s staff and lawmakers have been negotiating behind closed doors on a deal to limit utilities’ wildfire liabilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
That is partly because California doesn’t cap liabilities for taxpayer-funded entities including counties, cities and public-school districts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
FedEx has already received about $800 million in refunds, but has booked $749 million as liabilities owed back to customers whose tariff payments it can trace.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Between 2016 and 2021, Evergrande and Xu as its boss "violated national laws by engaging in continuous, large-scale financial fraud and other means to inflate assets and conceal liabilities", the court said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The durability of the empire is compelling evidence that the assets outweighed the liabilities.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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