Usually means: Responsibilities or burdens one carries.
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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. onuses: Merriam-Webster
  2. onuses: Collins English Dictionary
  3. onuses: Wiktionary
  4. onuses: Dictionary.com
  5. onuses: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. onuses: Legal dictionary

(Note: See onus as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (onus)

noun:  A legal obligation.
noun:  (law) Burden of proof, onus probandi.
noun:  Stigma.
noun:  Blame.
noun:  Responsibility; burden.
▸ Also see onus


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