| 单词 | liability |
| 释义 | liability (once / 704 pages) n A liability is a debt or obligation or a personal flaw that stands in your way. A company's liabilities are simply the debts on its ledger, but a personal liability might be your extreme shyness in social situations. Depending on how you use it, the word liability has very different meanings. In a business or financial sense, a liability is a debt or fiscal obligation, like a mortgage or a loan. A limited liability company means if the company fails, the partners are on the hook for only what they initially invested in the company. A personal liability, however, is some element of your past, your character, or your behavior that might give you a disadvantage. WORD FAMILYliability: liabilities+/liable: liability, liably USAGE EXAMPLESBut it soon became clear that McCloughan hadn’t done enough to improve the defense, and it proved a liability all season. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) His email abstention is not merely about information security or limiting his legal liability, however. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The law does not require them to report any violence, and it shelters them from any liability. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the state of being legally obliged and responsible Hypo|Hyper taxability liability to taxation ratability, rateabilitythe state of being liable to assessment or taxation susceptibility, susceptibleness the state of being susceptible; easily affected 2n an obligation to pay money to another party Syn|Hypo|Hyper financial obligation, indebtedness limited liability the liability of a firm's owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firm debtthe state of owing something (especially money) arrearsthe state of being behind in payments account payable, payablea liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit scot and lotobligations of all kinds taken as a whole obligation the state of being obligated to do or pay something 3n the quality of being something that holds you back Ant|Hypo|Hyper asset, plus a useful or valuable quality weak point an attribute that is inadequate or deficient disadvantagethe quality of having an inferior or less favorable position unfavorableness, unfavourablenessthe quality of not being encouraging or indicative of success limitationthe quality of being limited or restricted defect, shortcominga failing or deficiency awkwardness, nuisance valuethe quality of an embarrassing situation deprivation, lossthe disadvantage that results from losing something drawbackthe quality of being a hindrance penaltythe disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition inferiority, unfavorable positionthe quality of being a competitive disadvantage inexpedience, inexpediencythe quality of being unsuited to the end in view unprofitability, unprofitablenessthe quality of affording no gain or no benefit or no profit bad, badness that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency |
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