English > financial obligation: 1 sense > noun 1, stateMeaning | An obligation to pay money to another party. |
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Synonyms | indebtedness, liability |
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Narrower | account payable, payable | A liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit |
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arrears | The state of being behind in payments |
debt | The state of owing something (especially money) |
limited liability | The liability of a firm's owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firm |
scot and lot | obligations of all kinds taken as a whole |
Broader | obligation | The state of being obligated to do or pay something |
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Spanish | deuda, endeudamiento, obligación financiera, obligación, pasivo, responsabilidad |
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Catalan | deute, deutes, obligació, passiu, responsabilitat |
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