liability Význam & definícia

Význam liability v slovenčine

• 0 the fact that someone is legally responsible for something:

  • He denies any liability for the damage caused.

  • The business has liabilities of 2 million euros.

• 1 something or someone that causes you a lot of trouble, often when that thing or person should be helping you:

  • After a certain age, a car's just a liability.

  • Sue always manages to upset somebody when we go out - she's a real liability.

• 2 the responsibility of a person, business, or organization to pay or give up something of value:

  • [ U ] He denies any liability in the accident.

  • [ C usually pl ] The business has liabilities of $5 million.

  • [ C ] Not having our own delivery trucks is a liability in our business.

• 3 the amount of money that a person or organization owes:

  • He listed liabilities of more than $3 million.

  • The company will also have to show that it has a liability of $600.

• 4 legal responsibility for something:

  • liability for sth Warning notices may not be enough to absolve a property owner of liability for visitors' injuries.

  • They still haven't admitted liability for the crash which ruined so many lives.

  • The army denied liability but agreed to make an out-of-court settlement.