Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
liability . - noun finance An amount of
money in a company that is owed to someone and has to be paid in the future, such astax ,debt ,interest , andmortgage payments.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun anything that is owed to someone else
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Examples
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The $53 trillion in liabilities is like a mortgage balance: That's what it would cost to pay off the debt now.
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Ironically, Jane Norton’s candidacy probably hurts this decision’s effectiveness, as one of her main liabilities is her tie to Referendum C & D.
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Eyal Cohen, BOS CFO, said: "The previously announced conversion of our debt at a premium of 36% over the current share price, which is subject to shareholders' approval, will result in: (a) a reduction in our short term liabilities by $3 million, (b) an increase in our equity by $2.5 million, (c) a reduction in our annual finance expense that amounted to $360,000 in the first nine months of 2011, and (d) an expected $1.5 million non cash expense in the fourth quarter of 2011, due to the reduced conversion share price."
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As I argued in a previous GLF blog, banks and other institutions relied largely on "rolling over" short-term liabilities often, overnight.
L. Randall Wray: Let's Make a Deal: The Bail-Out of Wall Street in Unusual and Exigent Circumstances L. Randall Wray 2012
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As I argued in a previous GLF blog, banks and other institutions relied largely on "rolling over" short-term liabilities often, overnight.
L. Randall Wray: Let's Make a Deal: The Bail-Out of Wall Street in Unusual and Exigent Circumstances L. Randall Wray 2012
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More than half of states considered legislation to try to rein in long-term liabilities such as employee pensions and benefits.
Higher Taxes Yield to Budget Cuts in States Leslie Eaton 2011
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These people want to be around the wealthy because they lost everything having over 900,000 in liabilities and the Winery closing.
Congressional foundation claims Salahis crashed their event 2009
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As I argued in a previous GLF blog, banks and other institutions relied largely on "rolling over" short-term liabilities often, overnight.
L. Randall Wray: Let's Make a Deal: The Bail-Out of Wall Street in Unusual and Exigent Circumstances L. Randall Wray 2012
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The deal was attractive to pension funds and life-insurance companies that need to match their asset portfolios to long-term liabilities, especially because there aren't many compelling long-term deals for them in today's yield-starved environment.
MIT Offers 'Century Bond' Katy Burne 2011
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As I argued in a previous GLF blog, banks and other institutions relied largely on "rolling over" short-term liabilities often, overnight.
L. Randall Wray: Let's Make a Deal: The Bail-Out of Wall Street in Unusual and Exigent Circumstances L. Randall Wray 2012
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