obligation
Example Sentences
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Some business development companies boost returns—and risks—by making concentrated bets on high-yielding debt or by investing in complex financial structures, such as collateralized loan obligations, or CLOs.
“The decision makes it clear that it is B.C.’s obligation to advance reconciliation in these circumstances,” she said.
She also said she consulted a private attorney about her “obligations” as a commissioner overseeing the LAFD’s operations, though that conversation “had nothing to do with the after-action” report.
From Los Angeles Times
I try to encourage equality, where appropriate, but we are under no obligation to give “heirs” large sums of money just because we can.
From MarketWatch
The company relies on high amounts of capital spending to build and equip data centers, raising questions among some observers about its ability to turn a profit and meet relatively high-interest debt obligations.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
