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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Liability
1. Consider the following sentence:
"Their disabled son is seen as a liability."
Does 'liability' mean 'financial burden'?
2. And is 'liability' always connected with 'finances'?
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It means 'something/someone that causes problems, difficulties. " In business and insurance contexts, it commonly has a financial meaning, but not in a broader context.
- It means 'something/someone that causes problems, difficulties.
- " In business and insurance contexts, it commonly has a financial meaning, but not in a broader context.
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It means 'something/someone that causes problems, difficulties.
eg "Their disabled son is seen as a liability because they can't go anywhere without having to take him with them.."
In business and insurance contexts, it commonly has a financial meaning, but not in a broader context.
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