English-Thai Dictionary

liability

N หนี้สิน  หนี้  debt ne-sin

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LIABILITY

Li `a *bil "i *ty, n.; pl. Liabilities (.

 

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

 

2. That which one is under obligation to pay, or for which one is liable. Specifically, in the pl. ,

 

Defn: the sum of one's pecuniary obligations; -- opposed to assets. Limited liability. See Limited company, under Limited.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

liability

li a bil i ty |ˌlīəˈbilətē ˌlaɪəˈbɪlədi | ▶noun ( pl. liabilities ) 1 the state of being responsible for something, esp. by law: the partners accept unlimited liability for any risks they undertake. • (usu. liabilities ) a thing for which someone is responsible, esp. a debt or financial obligation: valuing the company's liabilities and assets. 2 [ usu. in sing. ] a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage: he has become a political liability.

 

Oxford Dictionary

liability

li ¦abil |ity |lʌɪəˈbɪlɪti | ▶noun ( pl. liabilities ) 1 [ mass noun ] the state of being legally responsible for something: once you contact the card protection scheme your liability for any loss ends. • [ count noun ] (usu. liabilities ) a thing for which someone is responsible, especially an amount of money owed: valuing the company's liabilities and assets. 2 [ usu. in sing. ] a person or thing whose presence or behaviour is likely to put one at a disadvantage: she said the party had become a liability to green politics.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

liability

liability noun 1 journalists' liability for defamation: accountability, responsibility, legal responsibility, answerability; blame, culpability, guilt, fault. ANTONYMS immunity. 2 they have big liabilities: financial obligations, debts, arrears, dues. ANTONYMS asset. 3 she was proving to be a liability: hindrance, encumbrance, burden, handicap, nuisance, inconvenience; obstacle, impediment, disadvantage, weakness, weak link, shortcoming; millstone around one's neck, albatross, Achilles heel. ANTONYMS advantage, asset.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

liability

liability noun 1 journalists cannot avoid liability for defamation merely by avoiding the naming of names: accountability, responsibility, legal responsibility, answerability; incrimination, blame, blameworthiness, culpability, guilt, onus, fault; informal the rap. ANTONYMS immunity. 2 they have some huge assets and some equally big liabilities: financial obligation, debt, indebtedness, debit; (liabilities ) debts, arrears, dues. ANTONYMS asset. 3 she had come to be seen as an electoral liability: hindrance, encumbrance, burden, handicap, nuisance, inconvenience; obstacle, impediment, drawback, drag, disadvantage, weakness, shortcoming, problem, weak spot /point; millstone round one's neck, stumbling block, cross to bear, cross, albatross; Achilles heel; informal minus, fly in the ointment; archaic cumber. ANTONYMS asset, advantage. 4 their liability to the disease: susceptibility, vulnerability, proneness, tendency, predisposition, propensity; risk, chance, likelihood, threat. ANTONYMS immunity.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

liability

li a bil i ty /làɪəbɪ́ləti /→liable 名詞 複 -ties /-z /1 U «…に対する /…する » (法的 )責任 «for /to do » ; 負担 ; 義務 (!responsibilityが道義的 職務上の責任であるのに対し, 法律的責任 ) ▸ liability to pay a debt 借金を返す義務 ▸ accept [assume ] no liability for damages 賠償責任を負わない ▸ employers' liability 雇用者責任 ▸ limited [unlimited ] liability (株主などの )有限 [無限 ]責任 2 ｟かたく ｠〖通例 -ties 〗負債 , 債務 (↔assets )▸ meet one's liabilities 負債を返済する ▸ assets and liabilities 資産と負債 3 C 不利な点 ; 不利 [不都合 ]なもの [人 ], ハンディキャップ ▸ He is more of a liability than an asset to the team .彼はチームの宝というよりお荷物だ 4 U «…を » しがちなこと «to » , «…する » 傾向があること «to do » ▸ liability to error [make mistakes ]誤りをしがちであること ～́ ins ù rance (損害賠償 )責任保険 .