liability

/laɪəˈbɪlɪti/ · noun

Meaning

An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
Any kind of debt recorded on the right-hand side of a balance sheet.
A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.
A person on a team that is more of a hindrance than a help.
The likelihood of something happening.
The condition of being susceptible to something.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English liable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English liability From liable + -ity.

Related words

liabilitas(Indonesian)liabiliti(Malay)

Descendant words

liabilitas(Indonesian) (bor)
liabiliti(Malay) (bor)

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