as in debt
something (as money) which is owed
your liabilities total about $200,000
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Recent Examples of liabilities
Poland can move from navigating the liabilities of geography to shaping the norms and infrastructure beyond Earth.
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Alexander Görlach, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Beneficiaries may choose to withhold taxes from their Social Security benefits to anticipate those tax liabilities.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
His loudness and obnoxiousness are personal liabilities that can become functional assets for the rest of the cast.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
He will surely be dinged on the campaign trail as California’s high cost of living and homelessness crises could be political liabilities.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The owner of the apartment complex stated that both its assets and liabilities have a value in the range of $10 million to $49 million, the bankruptcy filing shows.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The State of Illinois and City of Chicago’s finances have been in a continuous downward spiral because of their unbalanced budgets, spending, profligacy, and inability — especially from Chicago — to deal with the staggering unfunded pension liabilities.
—Joe Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Kolfage is alleged to have used the funds to pay for home renovations, make payments on a boat, and purchase a luxury sports utility vehicle, cosmetic surgery and to pay off credit card debt and personal tax liabilities.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
But companies that are still waiting and seeing might want to get a move on because any liabilities that come will come quickly, Conklin said.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liabilities
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Farmers were up to the task, because the value of their land was skyrocketing, and many bankers encouraged them to take on large amounts of debt to increase the size of their operations (a move that would come back to haunt them during the farm crisis of the 1980s).—
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The review will also examine ongoing litigation with the county over the city’s $18 million unpaid water debt and identify quick, cost-effective solutions for residents.—
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Dozens of Tarrant County College faculty members have been ordered to pay back portions of their salaries, with college administrators saying the teachers did not meet their contractual obligations.—
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These stores would operate without rent or property tax obligations and aim to sell at wholesale prices, passing on savings to customers.—
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“Liabilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liabilities. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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