onus
pronunciation
How to pronounce onus in British English:
UK [ˈəʊnəs]
How to pronounce onus in American English:
US [ˈoʊnəs]
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- Noun:
- an onerous or difficult concern
Word Origin
- onus (n.)
- 1640s, from Latin onus "load, burden," figuratively "tax, expense; trouble, difficulty," from PIE *en-es- "burden" (source of Sanskrit anah "cart, wagon"). Hence legal Latin onus probandi (1722), literally "burden of proving."
Example
- 1. Take the onus to lend a helping hand .
- 2. The onus is on them to carry out immediate reviews .
- 3. Since our word " luggage " didn 't come from latin I am interested to see that in the pocket oxford latin dictionary the latin translations they give for luggage include impedimenta-which is how I feel about luggage-and onus .
- 4. The main onus here is on china .
- 5. The onus is on the government . It must act soon .