total liability

collocation in English

meaningsoftotalandliability

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total
adjective
uk
/ˈtəʊ.təl/us
/ˈtoʊ.t̬əl/
including ...
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liability
noun
uk
/ˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the fact that someone is legally responsible ...
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(Definition oftotalandliabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftotal liability

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Finally, the evidence on hedgingtotalliabilityrisk indicates that the risk-minimising portfolio contains only a small proportion of equities.
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We have actually spent to date £650,000, but that was not ourtotalliability, nor is it likely to be our total expenditure.
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At higher levels of income thetotalliabilityon the combined earnings of husband and wife may exceed that of two single persons.
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Thetotalliabilityin 1928 was just over £1,750,000 for every country, and thetotalliabilityup to 1029 was under £3,000,000.
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That gives himtotalliabilityof 95p per week.
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Thetotalliabilityassumed under these contracts was £6,906,240 and £10,946,362, respectively.
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We have learnt, through questions today, that this is covered by a convention, of which thetotalliabilityis £20 million.
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The point is that we cannot afford to send to the sterling area, or outside, unlimited sums up to ourtotalliabilityof £3,000 million.
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Looking over the record of the past few years, we are, intotalliability, making no impression upon that vast total at all.
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Thetotalliabilityof actual loans and commitments is limited to £950,000,000.
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The closing accounts have now been completed showing thetotalliabilityas £1,119,804.
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Domestic ratepayers expect that the rate demand they receive at the beginning of the year tells them theirtotalliabilityfor that year.
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The third derogation allows us to limit thetotalliabilityincurred by a manufacturer, as a result of a particular defect, to around £40 million.
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It is impossible to say what thetotalliabilitythat will fall upon the rates in this connection will be.
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I cannot yet judge what thetotalliabilitywill be.
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Thetotalliabilityundertaken on these contracts was £4,016,923 and £4,397,244, respectively.
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Clause 47(1) states that thetotalliabilityof the trustee, "shall be limited to the value of all assets of that charity".
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Thetotalliabilityfor medical expenses did not exceed £100.
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I therefore believe that thetotalliabilityceiling should be abolished.
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That shows atotalliabilityof £2,862,000, of which £2,192,000 falls this year and £670,000 next year.
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