If you read the \'business pages\' of a newspaper or if you listen to the financial news on television or radio, you will often hear terms such as \'liability\', \'balance sheet\' or \'earnings\'.
If you are a manager in a compan.
If you invest in shares, manage your family\'s personal finances, or sit on a committee of the property company which owns your apartment, you will receive financial statements.
These terms turn up in non-financial contexts as well: \'he was more of a liability than an asset\'.
If you read the \'business pages\' of a newspaper or if you listen to the financial news on television or radio, you will often hear terms such as \'liability\', \'balance sheet\' or \'earnings\'