liability
liability Lexical Profile
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• noun
The state of being legally responsible for something, such as damages, debt, or wrongdoing.
"The manufacturer admitted full liability for the defective brake system."
A thing for which someone is responsible, especially an amount of money or financial debt owed to another party (usually used in the plural).
"The accounting audit revealed that the company's total liabilities exceeded its current assets."
A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to put one at a disadvantage or cause embarrassment.
"His lack of diplomatic tact soon made him a political liability to the campaign."
The state of being likely or prone to experience or suffer from something undesirable.
"A sedentary lifestyle increases a patient's liability to cardiovascular disease."
• Rhymes for liability
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 18th century, derived from the adjective 'liable', which comes via Anglo-French from Old French 'lier' (to bind), ultimately from Latin 'ligare' (to tie or bind).