Definitions for liability
ˌlaɪ əˈbɪl ɪ tili·a·bil·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. liabilitynoun

   the state of being legally obliged and responsible

2. indebtedness, liability, financial obligationnoun

   an obligation to pay money to another party

3. liabilitynoun

   the quality of being something that holds you back

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. liabilitynoun

   the condition of being liable

2. liabilitynoun

   an obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.

3. liabilitynoun

   a handicap that holds one back

4. liabilitynoun

   the likelihood of something happening

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1. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Liabilitynoun

   the state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law

2. Liabilitynoun

   that which one is under obligation to pay, or for which one is liable

3. Liabilitynoun

   the sum of one's pecuniary obligations; -- opposed to assets

Matched Categories

1. • Badness
   • Obligation
   • Susceptibility

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'liability' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2563

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'liability' in Nouns Frequency: #948

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Anagrams for liability »

1. alibility

How to pronounce liability?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say liability in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of liability in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of liability in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of liability in a Sentence

1. Jonathan Bernstein:

   Takata's approach reflects ignorance or denial of the reality that the court of public opinion can put you out of business long before a court of law decides about liability.

2. Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber:

   Nonetheless, I understand that I have become a liability to the very institutions and policies to which I have dedicated my career and, indeed, my entire adult life.

3. Ed Walters:

   If we start throwing Uber executives in jail and having large criminal penalties, it'll be harder to test and more lives will be lost because of human errors, we should limit criminal liability for the most extraordinary circumstances.

4. Steve Vickers:

   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.

5. Joseph Rosenbaum:

   You cannot inject a new risk module without having somebody squirm, nobody likes to have additional liability.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=liability
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Liability
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liability
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liability
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=liability