contingent liability

A liability that will occur only if a specific event happens; a liability that depends on the occurrence of a future and uncertain event.

• In financial statements, contingent liabilities are usu. stated in footnotes.

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译者Jessie，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与能源、自然资源与利用相关的法律文件。