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Sachinnihcas2000 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Confused Words...

Can anybody help me to understand difference between below words?

liability
obligations
  

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This is a good question. Let me start with "obligations". An obligation is something you must do, a necessary action, or something you have promised to do.

  • This is a good question.
  • Let me start with "obligations".
  • An obligation is something you must do, a necessary action, or something you have promised to do.
  • I can't take you to the theater tonight because I have other obligations.
  • I promised my mother I would play cards with her.
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This is a good question. Let me start with "obligations". An obligation is something you must do, a necessary action, or something you have promised to do.

I can't take you to the theater tonight because I have other obligations. I promised my mother I would play cards with her.

Obligation can also mean a payment you must make or that you owe to someone. A liability is a
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Thanks for explanation.

I came across below sentence which uses "obligation" word. Please help me to understand meaning of below sentence.

"It has also said that it faces challenges when putting the LCA obligations into effect when it comes to hundreds of candidates"

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