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1. ''Law.''
1. ''Banking''.


A legal duty or obligation.
The non-contractual early repayment by bank customers of, for example, fixed rate mortgages.




2. ''Financial reporting.''
2. ''Accounting''.


An amount payable.
An amount paid in advance for a financial benefit, represented by an asset in the organisation's balance sheet.


Liabilities may include estimates, and amounts payable for commercial reasons - for example to maintain goodwill with customers - even if there is not a strict legal obligation to pay them.




==See also==
== See also ==
* [[Actuarial liability]]
* [[Accrual]]
* [[Asset-liability management]]
* [[Average effective maturity]]
* [[Compensation]]
* [[Bookkeeping]]
* [[Damages]]
* [[Early Repayment Charge]]
* [[Disclaimer]]
* [[Extension risk]]
* [[Goodwill]]
* [[Prepayment risk]]
* [[Joint and several liability]]
* [[Prepayments]]
* [[Law]]
* [[Liabilities]]
* [[Limited liability]]
* [[Regulation]]
* [[Trustee liability insurance]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]

Revision as of 10:21, 28 July 2020

1. Banking.

The non-contractual early repayment by bank customers of, for example, fixed rate mortgages.


2. Accounting.

An amount paid in advance for a financial benefit, represented by an asset in the organisation's balance sheet.


See also