liability :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"

blameworthiness, culpability, culpableness

n. a state of guilt

guilt, guiltiness

n. the state of having committed an offense

fault, defect, flaw

n. an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"

trust

n. something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"

trust, commercial credit

n. credit granted by a bank to a business concern for commercial purposes

deficit, shortage, shortfall

n. an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"

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asset, plus

n. a useful or valuable quality

asset

n. a useful or valuable quality

liability

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