liability
Pronunciation: /laɪəˈbɪlɪti/
The English word “liability” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
- Any kind of debt recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet.
- 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.
- A person on a team that is more of a hindrance than a help.
- The likelihood of something happening.
- The condition of being susceptible to something.
Etymology
From liable + -ity.
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