liability (EN)

noun

noun “liability”

1. a debt or financial obligation that someone owes
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   The company has several outstanding liabilities to its creditors.
2. (accounting) an entry in a balance sheet showing debts and obligations
   Liabilities are listed alongside assets in the financial statements.
3. someone or something that causes problems or puts one at a disadvantage
   His lack of experience became a liability during the project.
4. legal responsibility for one's actions or for damage or injury
   The driver was found to have liability for the accident.