German Conversation · Level 107
57 words
German word
Verbindlichkeit
Pronunciation
IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈbɪntlɪçkaɪ̯t/
Meaning
- feminine noundebt
Example
Die Verbindlichkeiten des Unternehmens sind gestiegen.
The company's debts have increased.
More examples
Das Unternehmen tilgte eine kurzfristige Verbindlichkeit.
The company repaid a short-term liability.
Core concept
A bond turns an agreement into something that must be honored, while also allowing a person's manner to seem obliging.
Common phrases
kurzfristige Verbindlichkeit
short-term liability
Similar words
Schuld: Money borrowed that must be repaid.
Verpflichtung: A duty to act according to a promise or rule.
Definition in German
Verbindlichkeit bezeichnet die Verpflichtung, eine geschuldete Leistung oder Zahlung zu erbringen, also eine verbindliche finanzielle oder rechtliche Last.
Word origin
The noun Verbindlichkeit derives from the adjective verbindlich and the suffix -keit, with verbindlich related to verbinden, from the Germanic verb binden.
Usage tips
- Verbindlichkeit can also mean obliging courtesy, so financial context is needed to distinguish that sense from a company's liabilities.
Other meanings
- binding forcenoun
- courtesynoun
Opposites
- Forderungclaimnoun
Related words
- verbindlichbindingadjective
- Verbindlichkeitsklauselbinding clausenoun