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Meanings of obligation in English
The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr.
See moreCourse of action that someone is required to take, whether legal or moral.
Related terms
Catalan
certificat de deute Spanish
título de crédito Synonyms
Examples for "debt instrument"
Examples for "debt instrument"
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The TLB is a risky debt instrument sold primarily to banks and fund managers.
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They're going to buy almost every debt instrument asset out there that will prevent this.
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The issue rating is withdrawn as the debt instrument has been fully repaid and is no longer required.
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That should make these bonds appealing over the long-term, but only if liquidity is built around the debt instrument.
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The Goldman case centers on a collateralized debt obligation, a debt instrument that was based on securitized subprime home mortgages.
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We're issuing five-year certificates of indebtedness bearing six per cent interest.
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Bonds are certificates of indebtedness issued by any corporation and secured by a mortgage or trust deed.
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To secure supplies, Congress was driven to authorize seizure and impressment of food and payment in certificates of indebtedness.
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In addition to this, the Company purchases, sells or collateralizes promissory notes, certificates of indebtedness, state treasury notes, bonds and commercial papers.
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Where the work is under our supervision, or inspection, we will issue certificates of indebtedness to the contractors, as per terms of contract.
Usage of obligation in English
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Games went ahead, seen almost as an opportunity rather than an obligation.
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Both had a strong sense of obligation to the family oil business.
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You would be free from your obligation for a month, possibly longer.
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No question was asked, so I didn't feel an obligation to respond.
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All nations have a moral obligation to speak out against such violence.
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Now I shall deliver him, and then my obligation shall be done.
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He said he felt that was the court's obligation to the victims.
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It said Australia has an obligation to do so under international law.
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The company plans to meet its obligation from property sales, he said.
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The obligation was also to future generations of Pacific islanders, he said.
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But local politicians say Fiat has an obligation to the struggling region.
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Your obligation doesn't lie in the literary field; it is real-andpersonal.
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Max DePree often talks about leadership in terms of obligation-whatwe owe.
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He said that he was under no obligation to actually experience it.
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Especially when there's an obligation to talk to a lot of people.
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Every race has the right, and obligation, to control its own destiny.
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Obligation through the time
Obligation across language varieties
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Common
South Africa
Common
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