onerous
Americanadjective
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laborious or oppressive
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law (of a contract, lease, etc) having or involving burdens or obligations that counterbalance or outweigh the advantages
Other Word Forms
- nononerous adjective
- nononerously adverb
- nononerousness noun
- onerosity noun
- onerously adverb
- onerousness noun
- unonerous adjective
- unonerously adverb
- unonerousness noun
Etymology
Origin of onerous
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin onerōsus, equivalent to oner- (stem of onus ) burden + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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Many European entrepreneurs blame Europe’s plight on a risk-averse culture, fragmented market and onerous regulations.
Additional onerous rules applied by the Chinese government on rare-earth exports last year has raised the anxiety around procurement of these materials in the future for the rest of the world.
Last month, the White House issued an executive order that aims to challenge “onerous” state laws deemed as stymieing AI innovation.
In other words, if earnings can hold up, stock gains can continue, making the market’s already high valuations less onerous.
From Barron's
“Without proper advance planning, transferring private-equity interests can be problematic and often involves high fees and onerous restrictions on when a transfer can take place.”
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