liability
An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someoneAn obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
» The company didn't admit liability.
Die Firma wies die Verantwortung von sich.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
Verbindlichkeit, Verpflichtung, Verantwortung
An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
(countable, uncountable)Any kind of debt recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet.
Schuld, Schulden, Verbindlichkeit
обяза́тельствоobjazátelʹstvo, долгdolg, задо́лженностьzadólžennostʹ
заборго́ваністьzaborhóvanistʹ, боргborh
(countable, uncountable)A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.
Nachteil, Hindernis, Handicap
A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.
(countable, derogatory, informal, mildly, uncountable)A person on a team that is more of a hindrance than a help.
You're a bloody liability sometimes!
(countable, uncountable)The likelihood of something happening.
Möglichkeit, Wahrscheinlichkeit
возмо́жностьvozmóžnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)The condition of being susceptible to something.
Anfälligkeit, Empfänglichkeit
- the quality of being something that holds you back
- the state of being legally obliged and responsible
- an obligation to pay money to another party
Examples
14 sentencesThe company didn't admit liability.
deDie Firma wies die Verantwortung von sich. — Yorwba
LLC stands for limited liability company.
The company did not admit liability.
Buying a car is a liability.
His plan has both virtues and liabilities.
Translations
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Forms
plural: liabilities| Singular | liability |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- an obligation to pay money to another party:indebtednessfinancial obligation
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable