liability

sorumluluk, hukuki sorumluluk

Bir olayın, özellikle zararın sorumluluğunu üstlenme ve doğan masrafları ödeme yükümlülüğü.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: The duty to accept responsibility for something, especially damage, and pay any resulting costs.

• The driver admitted liability.
• Our insurance covers liability for accidental damage.
• The court will decide whether the company has any liability.

Nasıl kullanılır: liability for something (The hotel accepted liability for the damage.)

Eş anlamlılar: responsibility, accountability

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: liability for something, legal liability, accept liability

borç, mali yükümlülük

Bir kişinin veya işletmenin başkasına ödemesi gereken para.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: An amount of money that a person or business owes.

• The loan is a major liability.
• Our total tax liability was lower this year.
• The company must pay its liabilities before closing.

Eş anlamlılar: debt, financial obligation

Zıt anlamlılar: asset

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: tax liability, financial liability, liability of something, current liability

dezavantaj, ayak bağı

Sorun çıkaran veya başarıya ulaşmayı zorlaştıran kişi ya da şey.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A person or thing that causes problems or makes success harder.

• His temper is a liability.
• Poor spelling became a liability in her new job.
• The unreliable goalkeeper was more of a liability than an asset.

Nasıl kullanılır: a liability to someone/something (His careless driving is a liability to the team.)

Eş anlamlılar: disadvantage, handicap, burden

Zıt anlamlılar: asset

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: be a liability, become a liability, political liability