liabilities

plural of liability
as in debt
something (as money) which is owed your liabilities total about $200,000

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Recent Examples of liabilities This time, many of the issues that helped Trump win reelection in 2024, such as his handling of the economy, could prove to be liabilities for Republicans. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Recurring Accruals Records expected milestone liabilities or earned revenue before invoicing. — Dana Miranda, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 Total household assets currently stand at more than ten times household liabilities. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 And companies like CoreWeave can’t rack up $52 billion in liabilities without a clear path to pay it back. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Rosland Capital has ceased operations and declared bankruptcy in July, listing some $64 million in liabilities and just $500,000 in assets. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 Their first-round picks have gone from reasons for optimism to liabilities. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026 Terra Herbal argues that because its marijuana activities are now covered by the Schedule III order, Section 280E no longer applies and the change should affect its prior-year liabilities. — Carolyn Schenck, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Now, overdependence on satellites and on SpaceX are major liabilities. — Kathleen Curlee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liabilities
Noun
  • Paying down high-interest debt frees up more room in the budget.
    — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Traditional credit monitoring generally will not detect the misuse itself, although unpaid debts could eventually create other financial complications.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Such a decision can affect production scheduling, inventory needs, employee activities and customers’ obligations.
    — Ramachander Rao Thallada, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic's off-balance-sheet obligations are similarly large.
    — Ashley Capoot,Jordan Novet,Annie Palmer,Lora Kolodny,Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

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“Liabilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liabilities. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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