unfunded liability

collocation in English

meaningsofliability

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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 ofliabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunfunded liability

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Public benefits are sometimes criticized on grounds that they incur a largeunfundedliabilitythat future generations will have to meet.
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In other words, the moral hazard cost associated with failing to insure only a standardized portfolio is equal to 15 % of the currentunfundedliability.
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Guaranteeing that this equity premium will, in fact, materialize constitutes a largeunfundedliability.
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To determine theunfundedliabilityunder the two methods, consider the status of the plans after two years of funding.
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Theunfundedliabilityis usually paid off over a fixed number of years like a home mortgage.
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Finally, some plans are directing a portion of contributions to a currentunfundedliability.
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If the fund had only $4,000, the actuary would declare anunfundedliabilityof $2,000.
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A numerical example may help clarify the meaning of normal cost andunfundedliabilityunder the two methods.
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These contributions consist of the ' normal cost ' payment to cover the costs of benefits accrued during a given year, and an installment payment to pay off the firm'sunfundedliability.
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One is whether theunfundedliabilityis related to benefits accrued before 1988 or 1995, or to changes in the mortality table used to determine contributions.
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The main point was whether local authorities will find themselves suddenly with anunfundedliability.
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If no changes had been made, theunfundedliabilitywould have been $178 million by 2013.
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The legislation reduces the state'sunfundedliabilityof nearly $7.3 billion to $4.3 billion, a $3 billion reduction.
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Theunfundedliabilityof our pension system has spiraled to new depths in recent years, and without these changes, would grow even more dramatically in the very immediate future.
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Approximately two years later, the liability had been reduced to less than $1 billion and a plan was in place to finance and administer the remainingunfundedliability.
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