liabilities

NOUN

answerability, responsibility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accountability burden culpability debt duty obligation

STRONG

amenability amenableness blame compulsion indebtedness onus subjection susceptibility

WEAK

accountableness arrearage owing

Antonyms

WEAK

asset irresponsibility unaccountability

NOUN

burden, debt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

damage inconvenience involvement loan mortgage obligation responsibility

STRONG

IOU account baggage balance bite chance chit contingency contract debit disadvantage drag drawback due encumbrance handicap hindrance impediment indebtedness lease millstone minus misfortune nuisance onus pledge possibility remainder tab

WEAK

arrear arrearage bad news indebtment

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage benefit profit

STRONG

aid assistance blessing certainty help

WEAK

asset irresponsibility unaccountability

NOUN

chance, probability

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exposure

STRONG

likelihood openness proneness susceptibility tendency vulnerability

WEAK

vulnerableness

Antonyms

WEAK

asset irresponsibility unaccountability

Example Sentences

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This lease structure minimizes the lease liabilities and related assets Meta will recognize, and enables Meta to use “operating lease,” rather than “finance lease,” treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sonder was on the hook for long-term liabilities while relying on short-term revenue streams.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is unclear if Boeing would be on the hook for any liabilities stemming from crash and the McDonnell Douglas plane.

From MarketWatch

This is a tough one, since of course the more you convert each year, the higher your tax liabilities will be.

From MarketWatch

First Brands filed for chapter 11 in late September with more than $10 billion in liabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal