liabilities
Britishplural noun
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After our columnist drove the affordable Chevy Bolt into the Deep South, readers shared their own observations about EV benefits—and liabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Ted Mortonson, a managing director at Baird, told MarketWatch that Nvidia’s billions of dollars of financing deals for the AI ecosystem will likely come under scrutiny, given those investments will be considered contingent liabilities.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
It paid $8.4 billion and initially determined the acquired assets’ fair value was $1.6 billion less than the combined liabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
“She’s gonna have to broaden her focus to issues related to public safety, homelessness. Obviously, we both agree that city liabilities need aggressive proactive risk management,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
If I borrow £500, then £500 is a debit to my current account, and a credit to my list of liabilities.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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