What does liability mean?
Definitions for liability
ˌlaɪ əˈbɪl ɪ tili·a·bil·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
liabilitynoun
the state of being legally obliged and responsible
indebtedness, liability, financial obligationnoun
an obligation to pay money to another party
liabilitynoun
the quality of being something that holds you back
Wiktionary
liabilitynoun
the condition of being liable
liabilitynoun
an obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
liabilitynoun
a handicap that holds one back
liabilitynoun
the likelihood of something happening
Wikipedia
Liability
Liability is a song recorded by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, from her second studio album Melodrama (2017). Lorde co-wrote and co-produced the track with Jack Antonoff. It was released on 10 March 2017, by Republic Records as the album's first promotional single. Sonically, "Liability" served as a dramatic shift from the album's lead single "Green Light", which was released a week prior. It is a pop piano ballad, which is accompanied with organs and guitar strums in the background. The lyrics detail the consequences and scrutiny Lorde's friends received from the media as a result of her new-found fame and how she learned to live comfortably by herself. Reviewers praised the song's lyrical content and Lorde's vocal delivery. Lorde revealed that she was inspired to write "Liability" after an emotional cab ride while she listened to Rihanna's song "Higher" from her 2016 album Anti. The song had minor chart placements in the United States and the United Kingdom, placing at 78 and 84, respectively. The track centers around the themes of loneliness, self-love and consequences of fame from Lorde's perspective. She performed "Liability" for the first time at Saturday Night Live in New York and at Coachella Valley Music Festival in California. It was part of the set list of her Melodrama World Tour (2017–18).
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liability
Liability refers to a company’s financial debt or obligations that arise during the course of its business operations. It can also refer to a state of being responsible or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management. In legal terms, it also describes the state of being legally responsible for something, such as an obligation, debt, or wrongdoing.
Webster Dictionary
Liabilitynoun
the state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law
Liabilitynoun
that which one is under obligation to pay, or for which one is liable
Liabilitynoun
the sum of one's pecuniary obligations; -- opposed to assets
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Rank popularity for the word 'liability' in Nouns Frequency: #948
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of liability in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of liability in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of liability in a Sentence
This is absolutely a step in the right direction, we’d much rather see Yahoo either spin off or potentially sell the core and have a tax liability on a smaller piece than have it on the larger Alibaba piece.
We are providing a single industry with a guaranteed market for its products -- subsidies on top of subsidies on top of subsidies, and, on top of that, protection from liability, what a sweetheart deal.
You don't want to make the separation a liability that a hiring manager will be taking on.
Until very recently, if you wanted to advance your business on the mainland you had to have certain key relationships, but yesterday's super-asset can quickly become today's liability.
Other people can be a really useful tool for helping us manage our internal conversation, but they can also be a liability, you want to be deliberate with who you talk to.
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Translations for liability
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- مسؤوليةArabic
- responsabilitatCatalan, Valencian
- pasivumCzech
- Verpflichtung, Schuld, VerantwortungGerman
- responsabilidadSpanish
- vastuu, vastuunalaisuusFinnish
- passif, responsabilitéFrench
- देयताHindi
- responsabilitàItalian
- 負債, 借金Japanese
- aansprakelijkheidDutch
- odpowiedzialnośćPolish
- obrigação, dívida, possibilidade, responsabilidadePortuguese
- responsabilitateRomanian
- обязательство, задолженность, пассив, возможность, долгRussian
- skuld, belastningSwedish
- అప్పుTelugu
- відповідальністьUkrainian
- ذمہ داریUrdu
- 责任Chinese
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