as in debt
something (as money) which is owed
your liabilities total about $200,000
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Recent Examples of liabilities
The Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy estimates the camp has between 1,000 and 5,000 creditors, assets between $1 million and $10 million and liabilities between $10 million and $50 million.
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Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Some argue that nonrefundable credits can only provide limited benefits to households with small income tax liabilities, because the credit can only offset the taxes that are owed.
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Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
But the liabilities that remain after a death can be just as important.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The Teachers’ Retirement System, Illinois’ largest pension system, has $83 billion in unfunded liabilities, accounting for over 57% of Illinois’ $144 billion unfunded pension debt, according to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The vote comes as the city of 18,500 residents faces mounting financial challenges, detailed in a recent Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury Report, including growing unfunded liabilities currently worth about $80 million and capital improvement needs worth another $60 million.
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Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
In the filing, West Marine listed more than 100,000 creditors, between $500 million and $1 billion in assets and between $500 million and $1 billion in liabilities, USA Today said.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
China is turning the massive environmental liabilities of its coal-mining history into the raw materials for its next generation of infrastructure.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Curbs were placed on the liabilities of the state pension system.
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George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2026
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Some argue that nonrefundable credits can only provide limited benefits to households with small income tax liabilities, because the credit can only offset the taxes that are owed.
—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
But the liabilities that remain after a death can be just as important.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The Teachers’ Retirement System, Illinois’ largest pension system, has $83 billion in unfunded liabilities, accounting for over 57% of Illinois’ $144 billion unfunded pension debt, according to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The vote comes as the city of 18,500 residents faces mounting financial challenges, detailed in a recent Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury Report, including growing unfunded liabilities currently worth about $80 million and capital improvement needs worth another $60 million.
—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
In the filing, West Marine listed more than 100,000 creditors, between $500 million and $1 billion in assets and between $500 million and $1 billion in liabilities, USA Today said.
—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
China is turning the massive environmental liabilities of its coal-mining history into the raw materials for its next generation of infrastructure.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Curbs were placed on the liabilities of the state pension system.
—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liabilities
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African and Caribbean leaders are demanding financial compensation, debt cancellation and formal apologies from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade after adopting a sweeping reparations plan at a conference in Ghana.
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And corporate debt issuance could top $2 trillion by year’s end.
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Some reports describe a strategy devised by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council in which every American obligation is to be matched by an Iranian step, each taken only after Washington has verifiably met its own commitments.
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From there, aspiring digital nomads should research countries offering remote-work visas, understand tax obligations, develop a realistic travel budget and assemble a technology setup that supports uninterrupted productivity.
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“Liabilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liabilities. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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