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- Dictionaryonus/ˈəʊnəs/
noun
- 1. something that is one's duty or responsibility: "the onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss"
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1. [Latin — more at onerous] a. : burden entry 1. b. : a disagreeable necessity : obligation. c. : blame. d. : stigma. 2. [New Latin onus (probandi), literally, burden of proving] : burden of proof. put forth a theory that left the onus squarely on him. Did you know?
the responsibility or duty to do something: [ + to infinitive ] The onus is on the landlord to ensure that the property is habitable. We are trying to shift the onus for passenger safety onto the government. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Duty, obligation and responsibility. accountable to someone. accountably. answer for something.
Onus definition: a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.. See examples of ONUS used in a sentence.
the responsibility or duty to do something: [ + to infinitive ] The onus is on the landlord to ensure that the property is habitable. We are trying to shift the onus for passenger safety onto the government. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Duty, obligation and responsibility. accountable to someone. accountably. answer for something.
1. A difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity; a burden or obligation. 2. Responsibility for an error or fault; blame: Each side wants to avoid the onus of having started the disagreement. 3. The burden of proof: The onus was on the defense attorney. [Latin.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of onus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you say that the onus is on someone to do something, you mean it is their duty or responsibility to do it.
Take the noun, onus, as a formal word for responsibility or obligation. If your teacher assigns onus as a vocabulary word, it puts the onus on you to find out what it means. Onus is a formal or sophisticated way to say "responsibility" or "duty."
The earliest known use of the noun onus is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for onus is from 1626, in the writing of Henry King, poet and bishop of Chichester. onus is a borrowing from Latin.
onus meaning, definition, what is onus: the responsibility for something: Learn more.
