| NOUN | state | liability | the state of being legally obliged and responsible |
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| state | liability, indebtedness, financial obligation | an obligation to pay money to another party | |
| attribute | liability | the quality of being something that holds you back |
| Sounds | lay.ahbih'lihtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | The state of being legally obliged and responsible. | |
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| Narrower | ratability, rateability | The state of being liable to assessment / assessment or taxation |
| taxability | liability to taxation | |
| Broader | susceptibility, susceptibleness | The state of being susceptible |
| Adjectives | liable | held legally responsible |
| Meaning | An obligation to pay money to another party. | |
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| Synonyms | indebtedness, financial obligation | |
| Narrower | account payable, payable | A liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit |
| 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 |
| Spanish | deuda, endeudamiento, obligación financiera, obligación, pasivo, responsabilidad | |
| Catalan | deute, deutes, obligació, passiu, responsabilitat | |
| Meaning | The quality of being something that holds you back. | |
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| Narrower | disadvantage | The quality of having an inferior or less favorable position |
| weak point | An attribute that is inadequate or deficient | |
| Broader | bad, badness | That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency |
| Opposite | asset, plus | A useful or valuable quality |
| Adjectives | liable | at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant |
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