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obligation

noun

ob·​li·​ga·​tion ˌä-blə-ˈgā-shən How to pronounce obligation (audio)
1
: the action of obligating oneself to a course of action (as by a promise or vow)
2
a
: something (such as a formal contract, a promise, or the demands of conscience or custom) that obligates one to a course of action
made an obligation to pay their children's college expenses
b
: a debt security (such as a mortgage or corporate bond)
c
: a commitment (as by a government) to pay a particular sum of money
also : an amount owed under such an obligation
Unable to meet its obligations, the company went into bankruptcy.
3
a
: a condition or feeling of being obligated
felt an obligation to vote
b
: a debt of gratitude
returned the favor as an obligation
4
: something one is bound to do : duty, responsibility
countries in which military service is an obligation
fulfilled their familial obligations

Synonyms

Example Sentences

She believes that all people have a moral obligation to defend human rights. He argues that people in a community have certain obligations to each other. She failed to fulfill her obligations as a parent.
Recent Examples on the Web That sense of duty, and even a kind of moral or spiritual obligation, pervaded conversations up and down the queue. Richard Morgan, Town & Country, 14 Sep. 2022 For these folks, such nuptials smack of obligation. Sara Clemence, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Part of Warren’s argument in the complaint is that the Florida Constitution limits removal to true incompetence or inability to do the work and violation of a legal obligation. Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 That’s across the county’s three main lines of credit, general obligation bonds, tax, revenue, bonds, and non-tax. Staff Reports, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 Mortensen becomes Rick Stanton, one of the world’s greatest cave divers, a man who feels the hefty yoke of moral obligation and the burden of responsibility to save thirteen souls stranded in a cave chamber miles under a mountain. Paddy O'connell, Outside Online, 4 Aug. 2022 Once you’re not burdened by a sense of obligation to go out on the town, look for ways to get a little bit of connection and some rest as well, instead of having to pick only one. Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 Nearly $13 billion in pension obligation bonds were sold in 2021, more than in the past five years combined. Cnn Business, CNN, 14 July 2022 States and localities sold around $13 billion of traditional pension-obligation debt in 2021. Shruti Singh, Bloomberg.com, 16 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English obligacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French obligacion, borrowed from Latin obligātiōn-, obligātiō, from obligāre "to tie up, restrain by tying, place under a legal or moral constraint" + -tiōn- -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at oblige

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of obligation was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing obligation

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