Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: on the hook

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As the property owner, you’re on the hook to pay property taxes and insurance costs, and if the property is in another state, you might need to pay someone to manage it.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/business/passive-income-job-retirement.html

But they said taxpayers would not be on the hook.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/svb-implications-column-don-pittis-1.6777069?cmp=rss

California taxpayers on the hook to save two unhealthy Western rivers The belief that we can reduce the deficit by taxing more revenue also overlooks the actual spending behavior of politicians.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/05/25/no-surprise-that-debt-ceiling-talks-prompt-pointless-tax-the-rich-talk/

Council members, already worried about a possible tax increase, are furious the county could be on the hook for legal bills caused by the jail’s dysfunction — and (as usual) aren’t thrilled with the sheriff.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/hicks-as-death-toll-grows-bell-tolls-for-the-charleston-county-jail/article_d9e61694-ca58-11ed-9544-27a2e1eeb19b.html

Environment Minister Tim Halman says under the cap-and-trade system, Nova Scotia Power would be forced to buy emission credits or allowances, as they are called, with ratepayers on the hook.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-amends-cap-and-trade-rules-nova-scotia-power-1.6784978?cmp=rss

Even if Louisiana does manage to secure more money to build levees, the operation and maintenance of those levees is the state’s own responsibility, which puts the state on the hook for billions more in lingering costs over the coming decades.

Source: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/louisiana-coastal-master-plan-cpra-adaptation/

Extending the deadline would require approval from both companies’ boards of directors, and both are on the hook for billions if either company decides to walk away from the deal.

Source: https://kotaku.com/call-duty-game-pass-microsoft-activision-deal-eu-uk-1850437549

If balance sheets can’t cover the losses, either claims go unpaid or the broader population is on the hook for the difference.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/opinion/climate-change-homeowners-insurance-housing-market.html

Lovestruck on the hook, he admits, “It’s a lock up on my heart, she got the right key.”

Source: https://globalgrind.com/playlist/new-music-roundup-nov17/

Miss an important financial date or deadline, and you could be on the hook for a penalty or lose out on a limited-time opportunity to save money.

Source: https://www.moneytalksnews.com/money-calendar-january/

Once the newly-restored building is sold or rented, the money generated will then be put back into the €150m fund, allowing councils to be able to keep tackling the problem without being financially on the hook themselves.

Source: https://kildare-nationalist.ie/2023/04/03/no-local-council-applied-for-extra-staff-funding-to-tackle-vacant-homes/

Or, at the very least, maybe the network thinks it won’t end up being on the hook for anywhere near $1.6 billion dollars.

Source: https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2023/why-would-fox-news-dominion-voting-systems-settle-trial/

Private liability insurance that would cover these burns is prohibitively expensive or unavailable, putting the people overseeing them on the hook for potential damage costs.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/jul/02/can-a-20-million-liability-fund-encourage-more-good-fire-in-california/

So, to sum up, at a time when the company is on the hook to roll a very large amount of debt at a time when rates are relatively high, investors are receiving a risk premium of negative 140 basis points.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4582695-taking-profits-in-ryder-system?source=feed_all_articles

Taxpayers are on the hook while Biden bungles another program and the deficit soars.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/11/14/letters-to-the-editor-547/

That ruling shows the bind employers are now in: It leaves the employer as the fiduciaries of health plans, putting them on the hook for making sure the money is spent responsibly.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/health-insurers-dont-want-you-to-know-where-your-money-is-going/600294660/

That’s still a lot they’re on the hook for, but it doesn’t seem that Roseman is blindly assuming all will be great with Hurts as QB through the 2028 season.

Source: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/04/24/jeffrey-lurie-there-is-no-ceiling-for-jalen-hurts/

“The Biden administration has encouraged every federal agency to create rules and adopt policies that not only expand abortion access but also leave American taxpayers on the hook to subsidize abortion services,” Jackson said.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/20/opinion-what-the-defense-authorization-does-not-defend-terence-p-jeffrey/

The Canadian Press reported last week that Ottawa is also on the hook for repairs to the Royal Canadian Air Force's Cyclone helicopters, one of which crashed off the coast of Greece in 2020, killing six Armed Forces members.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-news/in-the-news-for-march-7-why-are-canadas-grocers-making-so-much-money-6658199