liability — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.) responsibility

ADJ

full | legal

VERB + LIABILITY

have

The insurance company has significant liability for accidents that occur on their property.

accept, acknowledge, admit, assume | deny

PREP

~ for

The company accepted liability for the damage caused by their faulty product.

2

(noun.) liabilities: money owed

ADJ

substantial

financial, tax

The bank asked us to declare all our financial liabilities before approving the loan.

VERB + LIABILITY

have

take on, take over

When the new manager took on significant liability for the company's debts, everyone worried about the decision.

cover, discharge, meet

The insurance policy will cover any liability if someone gets injured on our property.

reduce

PREP

~ to

The hospital's liability to patients includes providing safe medical care and proper treatment.

Definitions

noun

1

An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.

"I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility," continued the other. "They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son's services they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation."

Those products – known as liability-driven investing, or LDIs – help offset liabilities and risks on pension funds’ books.

2

An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.

3

A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.

Asked if at some point Huma becomes a liability to Hillary, the long-term Clinton insider replies, “It’s like anything else. I don’t think so, but you know I don’t have any idea. Hillary is very loyal, but she’s obviously pragmatic.”

4

A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.

You're a bloody liability sometimes!

5

The likelihood of something happening.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an obligation to pay money to another party

indebtedness

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

"I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility," continued the other. "They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son's services they wish to present you with a certa

Wiktionary

02

Those products – known as liability-driven investing, or LDIs – help offset liabilities and risks on pension funds’ books.

Wiktionary

03

Asked if at some point Huma becomes a liability to Hillary, the long-term Clinton insider replies, “It’s like anything else. I don’t think so, but you know I don’t have any idea. Hillary is very loyal

Wiktionary

04

He denies any liability for the damage caused.

Tatoeba · #2032357

05

If a relationship is good, marriage is redundant, but if it isn't, marriage becomes a liability.

Tatoeba · #2045471

06

The company didn't admit liability.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, liability is marked as derogatory, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.