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liability
noun
-
liability
,
liabilities
something
or
someone
that
causes
trouble
,
difficulty
,
or
embarrassment
.
β’
His
fear
of
public
speaking
proved
a
serious
liability
in
the
campaign
.
His
fear
of
public
speaking
proved
a
serious
liability
in
the
campaign
.
β’
In
harsh
weather
,
an
unreliable
engine
is
a
major
liability
.
In
harsh
weather
,
an
unreliable
engine
is
a
major
liability
.
Metaphoric
use
of
the
legal
term
dating
from
the
18th
century
.
noun
-
liability
,
liabilities
legal
responsibility
for
something
,
especially
for
paying
money
if
things
go
wrong
.
β’
The
driver
admitted
liability
for
the
accident
.
The
driver
admitted
liability
for
the
accident
.
β’
If
the
product
is
faulty
,
the
manufacturer
may
face
liability
in
court
.
If
the
product
is
faulty
,
the
manufacturer
may
face
liability
in
court
.
From
late
Middle
English
,
from
Anglo-French
,
from
liable
+β
βity
.
liabilities
noun
-
liability
,
liabilities
the
amounts
of
money
a
person
or
company
owes
;
debts
and
financial
obligations
.
β’
On
the
balance
sheet
,
the
firm's
current
liabilities
include
unpaid
wages
and
taxes
.
On
the
balance
sheet
,
the
firm's
current
liabilities
include
unpaid
wages
and
taxes
.
β’
High
long-term
liabilities
made
investors
nervous
about
the
merger
.
High
long-term
liabilities
made
investors
nervous
about
the
merger
.
Extension
of
legal
sense
to
financial
bookkeeping
in
the
19th
century
.
reliability
noun
-
reliability
the
quality
of
a
person
or
thing
that
can
be
trusted
to
do
what
is
expected
or
promised
β’
Maria
valued
her
friend's
reliability
when
she
needed
someone
to
feed
her
cat
.
Maria
valued
her
friend's
reliability
when
she
needed
someone
to
feed
her
cat
.
β’
The
reliability
of
the
bus
service
helped
commuters
arrive
on
time
every
day
.
The
reliability
of
the
bus
service
helped
commuters
arrive
on
time
every
day
.
formed
from
reliable
+β
-ity
,
first
recorded
in
the
mid-19th
century
to
describe
the
state
or
quality
of
being
reliable
noun
-
reliability
the
chance
,
usually
given
as
a
percentage
or
probability
,
that
a
machine
,
system
,
or
component
will
work
without
failure
for
a
specific
time
under
stated
conditions
β’
Engineers
tested
the
bridge's
reliability
under
heavy
traffic
loads
.
Engineers
tested
the
bridge's
reliability
under
heavy
traffic
loads
.
β’
The
company
boasts
a
99%
server
reliability
during
peak
hours
.
The
company
boasts
a
99%
server
reliability
during
peak
hours
.
technical
sense
developed
in
the
early
20th
century
alongside
advances
in
engineering
and
statistics
,
extending
the
general
idea
of
trustworthiness
to
measurable
system
performance
