- plural of liability.
liabilities
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The key reasons a club may fail relate to overdue payables to other teams, players or outstanding tax liabilities.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In the Chapter 11 filing, Leslie’s reported total assets of $722.2 million and total liabilities and debt of about $1.2 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
L’Oréal has engaged restructuring advisers to explore options for mounting U.S. legal liabilities stemming from its use of talc and other chemicals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The bank will face a temporary drag in the second half of 2026 as liabilities reprice faster than assets, but increased deposit competition remains the main bottom-up risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Indeed, Dobzhansky recognized that natural variation was a vital reservoir for an organism—an asset that far outweighed its liabilities.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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