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单词 liability
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liability

[ lahy-uh-bil-i-tee ]
/ ˌlaɪ əˈbɪl ɪ ti /
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noun, plural li·a·bil·i·ties.

liabilities,
  1. moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets).
  2. Accounting. liabilities as detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to assets and capital.
something disadvantageous: His lack of education is his biggest liability.
Also li·a·ble·ness. the state or quality of being liable: liability to disease.

Origin of liability

First recorded in 1785–95; li(able) + -ability

OTHER WORDS FROM liability

non·li·a·bil·i·ty, noun, plural non·li·a·bil·i·ties.pre·li·a·bil·i·ty, noun, plural pre·li·a·bil·i·ties.

Words nearby liability

L'Hospital's rule, Lhotse, LHRH, li, liabilities, liability, liability engineering, liability insurance, liability limit, liable, liaise
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British Dictionary definitions for liability

liability
/ (ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state of being liable
a financial obligation
a hindrance or disadvantage
likelihood or probability
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for liability

liability

An obligation or debt.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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