contingent liability (obligation)
11contingent — con·tin·gent /kən tin jənt/ adj 1: likely but not certain to happen compare executory 2: intended for use in circumstances not completely foreseen a contingent fund 3: dependent on or conditioned by something else …
12liability — The word is a broad legal term. Mayfield v. First Nat. Bank of Chattanooga, Tenn., C.C.A.Tenn., 137 F.2d 1013, 1019. It has been referred to as of the most comprehensive significance, including almost every character of hazard or responsibility,… …
13liability — The word is a broad legal term. Mayfield v. First Nat. Bank of Chattanooga, Tenn., C.C.A.Tenn., 137 F.2d 1013, 1019. It has been referred to as of the most comprehensive significance, including almost every character of hazard or responsibility,… …
14liability — 1) In the broad legal sense, responsibility or obligation. For example, a person is liable to pay his debts, under the law; 2) In accounting, any debt owed by an individual or organization. Current, or short term, liabilities are those to be paid …
15Liability — A financial obligation, or the cash outlay that must be made at a specific time to satisfy the contractual terms of such an obligation. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * liability li‧a‧bil‧i‧ty [ˌlaɪəˈbɪlti] noun liabilities PLURALFORM …
16liability — An obligation to transfer economic benefits (generally money) as a result of past transactions (e.g. the purchase of a fixed asset or a current asset). See also: contingent liability, current liabilities, deferred credit, long term liability,… …
17liability — 1) The funding of a business debt. See current liabilities; deferred credit; long term liability; secured liability 2) An obligation to make a financial payment. See contingent liability 3) The acceptance of an insurance risk …
18obligation — ob·li·ga·tion /ˌä blə gā shən/ n 1: a promise, acknowledgment, or agreement (as a contract) that binds one to a specific performance (as payment); also: the binding power of such an agreement or indication held that the amendment did not… …
19liability — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Responsibility Nouns 1. liability, liableness, responsibility, possibility, probability, contingency, susceptibility; duty; liabilities, debts (see debt); drawback (see hindrance). See tendency. 2.… …
20direct liability — direct liability, a definite obligation, such as a loan or a purchase of goods or services on credit, which can be paid as specified, as distinguished from a contingent liability …
