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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Carmichael said "liabilities that the government will face in the short-term" could be recouped by a future sale of Thames Water once its finances and performance are back on track.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

In its bankruptcy filing, LIV listed estimated assests of between $100 million and $500 million and liabilities of between $500 million and $1 billion.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

As part of its vote, the council also approved an amendment introduced by Councilmember Adrin Nazarian recommending the city attorney assess potential legal liabilities for mandating in-person training requirements.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Boeing’s accounting for the Spirit purchase amounts to a double whammy, with goodwill increasing by hundreds of millions of dollars after Boeing uncovered the additional liabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Indeed, Dobzhansky recognized that natural variation was a vital reservoir for an organism—an asset that far outweighed its liabilities.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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