1
as in responsibilities
something one must do because of prior agreement
their financial obligations keep them from giving to charities as much as they would like
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2
as in debts
something (as money) which is owed
I have to pay off my current obligations before I can buy a new car
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Recent Examples of obligations
The software giant has repeatedly encountered shortages in AI computing, exacerbated by its obligations to supply OpenAI.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The higher wages still allow people to keep up with obligations and build stronger credit profiles.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The arbitration highlights how players firing one agent in hopes of quickly signing with another have to meet contractual notice obligations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
This allows the state to determine whether child support or other obligations apply before releasing the payment.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Social Security and Medicare carry more than $100 trillion in unfunded obligations.
—Les Rubin, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Is this morally corrupt crowd determined to ignore constitutional obligations rather than ever admit a mistake?
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Even very large spending cuts will not make a meaningful dent in those existing interest obligations in a single year.
—Alicia Parlapiano, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Contract amounts reported are federal obligations over the life of a contract or group of contracts.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The higher wages still allow people to keep up with obligations and build stronger credit profiles.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The arbitration highlights how players firing one agent in hopes of quickly signing with another have to meet contractual notice obligations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
This allows the state to determine whether child support or other obligations apply before releasing the payment.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Social Security and Medicare carry more than $100 trillion in unfunded obligations.
—Les Rubin, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Is this morally corrupt crowd determined to ignore constitutional obligations rather than ever admit a mistake?
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Even very large spending cuts will not make a meaningful dent in those existing interest obligations in a single year.
—Alicia Parlapiano, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Contract amounts reported are federal obligations over the life of a contract or group of contracts.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obligations
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Parents who have no one else who can drop off and pick up their kids from school, for instance, need at least more flexibility in work hours and time off than employees who don’t have these responsibilities.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
10 Sep. 2025
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Women also most often mentioned family-role sacrifices (like childcare and household responsibilities).—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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For international trade and debts, on top of the hierarchy is the currency of the lending nation (such as remimbi, rupees or Euros), dollars or gold.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Trump wants the Fed to slash rates in order to spur economic growth and reduce the cost of paying the nation's debts.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Leaders have since reached an agreement to de-escalate tensions, temporarily lowering the duties to 30% on the United States’ side and 10% on China’s part.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Other than writing games and chuffa, one of the duties of the writers was to serve as a sherpa for the different comedian guests who’d come on.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tricolor’s filing said that its liabilities range between $1 billion and $10 billion, but also listed assets in the same range.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The agreement encompasses billions in cash and stock, in addition to SpaceX taking on some of EchoStar’s debt liabilities.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Global South's innovation ecosystem shows us that technology can emerge from and serve local needs.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Given City’s soft centre has come from a failure to cope with counter-attacks and a lack of pace to defend in a high line, Khusanov may just be the blunt force antidote Guardiola needs.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Traditional approaches focus on financial engineering such as negotiating discounts for long-term commitments, or on observability tools that track who is running what.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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This might look like prolonged dependence on parents for housing and finances, difficulty committing to work or education, avoidance of romantic or social commitments or a general inertia around planning for the future.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Obligations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obligations. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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