as in disadvantages
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
cited reduced privacy as one of the incommodities of apartment living
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Noun
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Imposing port fees on Chinese ships will not change these structural disadvantages.—
Dan Ikenson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025 -
The Native Hawaiian community struggles with higher rates of poverty and incarceration, so Hawaiian children may have educational disadvantages.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But in the early years, most are building liabilities.—
Anuradha Gupta,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The data includes companies with public debt and assets or liabilities of at least $2 million or private companies with assets or liabilities of at least $10 million at the time of filing.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The cars' real handicaps were a lack of liquid cooling for the battery packs.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Secondary school students in less affluent states will find themselves with substandard educational offerings that may serve as handicaps when those students compete with those who have benefited from enriched educational opportunities provided in wealthier states.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And even newer backup technologies face shortcomings; for instance, visual systems can fail because of cloud cover or when used over water.—
Paul Smith-Goodson,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Following yet another collapse on Tuesday night in which the Dodgers turned a 4-0 lead and no-hitter through five innings into a 9-6 loss, manager Dave Roberts was asked to dissect his bullpen's shortcomings.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Incommodities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incommodities. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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