LIABILITIES Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

liabilities

noun

plural of liability

as in debt

something (as money) which is owed your liabilities total about $200,000

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Recent Examples of liabilities Shareholders’ equity is what remains after the company has paid all its liabilities. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026 Johnson pledged to make the payment — aimed at chipping away at the city’s towering unfunded pension liabilities — during the Chicago Investor Conference. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Newsom and lawmakers already passed legislation that cut the state’s three biggest electric companies’ liabilities for wildfires. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 In that latter role, the liberal Wyman emerged as a voice of caution in the Democratic Party on the state’s unfunded liabilities for pensions and retiree health care. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026 Jerry Jones bought the Cowboys in 1989 for $150 million, including unfunded liabilities. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026 These situations usually arise because there has been a failure to sit down with a liability insurance broker periodically and fully examine possible liabilities and whether coverage amounts are reasonably high enough to cover likely claims. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 And, based on CalPERS’ history of bad market forecasts, the bill would likely lead to greater payments for unfunded liabilities, according to a Senate staff analysis. — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 But the same authenticity that makes personalities such as Piker valuable surrogates also creates political liabilities. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026

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That structure could help OpenAI secure large amounts of debt.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Nvidia had put as much as $2 billion into xAI in 2025 by way of a financing that included equity and debt in a special purpose vehicle designed to buy its processors for xAI’s massive computing project, Bloomberg reported at the time.

— Lynn Doan, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

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When serious concerns involving district operations and oversight are raised, the Board has an obligation to investigate them thoroughly, carefully consider the findings and act in the best long-term interest of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
The Times reported that the original deals for the top creatives included zero obligations for a sequel.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

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