liabilities - anything that is owed to someone elsetax liability - the amount of tax owed; calculated by applying the tax rate to the tax base payables - money that you currently expect to pay on notes and accounts deficit - an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period) debt - money or goods or services owed by one person to another charge - financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate" accounts payable - a debtor's accounts of money he owes; normally arise from the purchase of products or services assets - anything of material value or usefulness |