as in debt
something (as money) which is owed
your liabilities total about $200,000
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Recent Examples of liabilities
Transfers that appear reactive can become focal points in litigation, particularly if liabilities were foreseeable before the transaction closed.
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Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
The funding will come from the city’s general-fund surplus, generated in part by savings from early pension payments that reduced long-term liabilities.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The Public Buildings Reform Board released a report last week that identified more than $50 billion in deferred maintenance costs and repair liabilities across the federal real estate portfolio — more than double the most recent government estimates.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Chicago faces an annual fiscal and budget crisis due to chronic structural deficits, unfunded pension liabilities and rising costs.
—Juan Rangel, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Britain’s pension buyout market, where firms pay insurers to take on their financial obligations to retirees, has been booming in recent years as higher interest rates reduced the value of plans’ liabilities.
—Leonard Kehnscherper, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
While high-profile killings of Americans in Mexico have occurred, experts describe them as isolated and liabilities to cartel interests rather than part of a strategic campaign.
—Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
The company listed $53,472 in assets and $235,044 in liabilities, according to court documents.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
When risky investments underperform, taxpayers are required to pay for unfunded pension liabilities.
—Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
The funding will come from the city’s general-fund surplus, generated in part by savings from early pension payments that reduced long-term liabilities.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The Public Buildings Reform Board released a report last week that identified more than $50 billion in deferred maintenance costs and repair liabilities across the federal real estate portfolio — more than double the most recent government estimates.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Chicago faces an annual fiscal and budget crisis due to chronic structural deficits, unfunded pension liabilities and rising costs.
—Juan Rangel, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Britain’s pension buyout market, where firms pay insurers to take on their financial obligations to retirees, has been booming in recent years as higher interest rates reduced the value of plans’ liabilities.
—Leonard Kehnscherper, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
While high-profile killings of Americans in Mexico have occurred, experts describe them as isolated and liabilities to cartel interests rather than part of a strategic campaign.
—Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
The company listed $53,472 in assets and $235,044 in liabilities, according to court documents.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
When risky investments underperform, taxpayers are required to pay for unfunded pension liabilities.
—Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liabilities
Noun
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White officials used their positions atop the local commissions that oversaw federal agricultural programs to drive Black landowners into so much debt that most of them had to sell off their land.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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New data shows that Americans have saved less in the past few months and lower-income families in particular have run up more debts.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Add child care, car payments and other recurring expenses, and much of a household's income can become locked into monthly obligations.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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Luna is highlighting your bank account from her spot in your 2nd House of Numbers, while Jupiter in your 8th House of Shared Resources potentially adds relationship obligations.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Liabilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liabilities. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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