The company's liability for environmental cleanup costs became a major financial burden, prompting a review of its manufacturing processes.
该公司对环境清理费用的责任成为重大财务负担，促使他们重新审查制造流程。
Which choice best defines “liability”?
B — A legal responsibility or obligation. “liability” means a legal responsibility or obligation.
Which word means “a legal responsibility or obligation”?
A — liability. “liability” means a legal responsibility or obligation.
liability — a legal responsibility or obligation. In Chinese: 责任，负债.
liability is pronounced /ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/.
The company's liability for environmental cleanup costs became a major financial burden, prompting a review of its manufacturing processes. (该公司对环境清理费用的责任成为重大财务负担，促使他们重新审查制造流程。)
obligation, responsibility, debt — all close in meaning to liability (a legal responsibility or obligation).
asset, advantage — each the opposite of liability (a legal responsibility or obligation).
Yes. liability is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.