obligation
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
A binding agreement committing a person to an immediate or future payment or other action.
polysemousNY DFS Part 500 (NYCRR Title 23, Chapter 1, Part 500)
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
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a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
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a written promise to repay a debt
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a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
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the state of being obligated to do or pay something
Classifications
Entity Type
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- certificate of indebtednessdebt instrumentdutyindebtedness
- alternatephrasing
- Obligation
- plural
- obligations
- possessive
- obligation's
- pluralpossessive
- obligations'