liabilitynoun
uk/ˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/liability noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
C1 [ U ] the fact that someone is legally responsible for something:
He denies any liability for the damage caused.
liabilities [ plural ] specialized
debts:
The business has liabilities of 2 million euros.
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- Our warranty clearly states the limits of our liability.
- She assumed liability for the accident.
- He denies any liability for maintaining the machinery.
- Who has liability for health and safety round here?
- She must accept liability for the damage.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Duty, obligation and responsibility
- accountable
- answer for sb/sth
- answer for sth
- answer to sb
- answerable
- brother
- commitment
- fail
- have sth on your hands idiom
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- in the hot seat idiom
- incharge
- it's your own lookout idiom
- portfolio
- responsible
- risk
- saddle sb with sth
- social contract
- stick
- stick sb with sth
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liability noun (RISK)
C1 [ S ] something or someone that causes you a lot of trouble, often when that thing or person should be helping you:
After a certain age, a car's just a liability.
Sue always manages to upset somebody when we go out - she's a real liability.
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Difficult things and people
- a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
- a bitter pill (to swallow) idiom
- a hard/tough nut to crack idiom
- albatross
- bane
- chill
- equation
- handicap
- hiccup
- hot potato
- impediment
- job
- labyrinth
- life's a bitch (and then you die) idiom
- nut
- the chill wind of sth idiom
- the hard way idiom
- the sharp end
- thorn in your flesh/side idiom
- tie-up
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