obligation
136
3.8
- noun
- /ˌɑːblɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Formal
:
obligación
- The contract outlines the company's obligation to provide technical support for one year.
- legal obligation
- contractual obligation
- rights and obligations
They're just unsecured debt obligations of the issuing bank.
- They're just unsecured debt obligations of the issuing bank.
- So, so they, they, they, they fulfilled their obligations before legally relocating to the UK.
- See, financial advisors don't always have the legal obligation to give you the best advice for you.
- The group claims that they will have no difficulty meeting their debt obligations.
- This intent based inquiry created a strong presumption against finding binding obligations in agreements to negotiate.
- So even if that's the case, you still have the state unemployment tax reporting obligation and payment obligations.
- Should the International Bill of Rights remain a statement of principles or also impose enforceable obligations on nations?
- And so I would be hesitant because it creates that obligation for the company.
- And they proved to be very good loans and reliable consumers and and paying their obligations.
Examples
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By law, Great Benefit had a contractual obligation to provide medical treatment.
Fiction book (1995) -
You have a legal obligation to ensure XS compliance with EU law.
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The insurance has the obligation to pay.
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First of all, your mentor has absolutely no obligation to make you rich.
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The government can escape its obligation to pay compensation under either of two circumstances.
Academic text (1990) -
If you keep breaking these obligations, there will be penalties against you, right?
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Do you understand that presenting yourself here today puts us under no obligation to reinstate you?
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Still, family commitments and work obligations can play havoc with some of our best intentions.
Academic text (2011) -
And in the credo, Socrates says I have an obligation to obey the the laws of my city.
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You have a legal obligation to pay your taxes on time to avoid penalties.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
A duty to do something and answer for what you do
∞
1.0
Something you must do because of law, your job, or what is right
∞
2.6
An amount of money that you owe to someone
178
3.2
A promise to do something that creates a legal or financial duty
176
5.1
A legal responsibility to pay money for damage
4
4.5
An amount of money someone must pay to another person or company
2
4.0
Something a person must do because the law says so
1
4.1
A duty to pay taxes to the government by law
1
6.6
A feeling of thanks for someone's help that makes you feel you owe them
Antonyms
Compounds
How Binding
- Specialized
176
5.1
∞
2.6
- Formal
136
3.8
∞
2.8
- Formal
∞
1.4
203
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word obligation comes from the Latin ligare ('to bind') with ob- ('toward'), giving the idea of a 'binding' promise or rule. That's why a legal or financial obligation is a contract that 'binds' you to pay or to do something.