Both Uses of
liability
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- The Englishman entered, and found Morrel seated at a table, turning over the formidable columns of his ledger, which contained the list of his liabilities.
Chpt 29-30 *liabilities = debt and other financial obligations
- "I will not," continued he, after a moment's silence, "conceal from you, that while your probity and exactitude up to this moment are universally acknowledged, yet the report is current in Marseilles that you are not able to meet your liabilities."
Chpt 29-30
Definition:
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(liability as in: liabilities on the balance sheet) the cash value that an accountant would place on things that are owed; or the things owed