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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Example Sentences

The paper notes that mortgage debt accounts for over 70% of all household liabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wealth measures a household’s assets, like stocks, bank accounts and home equity, minus liabilities like mortgages, car loans and credit-card debt.

From The Wall Street Journal

Activities in Ireland and Malta helped trim companies’ tax liabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

These so-called affiliated investments now amount to an average 76% of surplus, the cushion left over after liabilities are subtracted from assets, A.M.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company attributed about $161.4 million of that to a “revaluation loss from the change in fair-value warrant liabilities” after its stock became more valuable.

From MarketWatch

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