The cleanup plan called for the companies, which are on the hook for cleanup costs, to dredge contaminated sediments from the river.
»If the investment company fails, they are on the hook to pay the loan.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
hook up with sth — Ⅰ. UK US hook up (with sb/sth) Phrasal Verb with hook({{}}/hʊk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to meet or begin to work with another person or organization: »a conference where startup companies can hook up with investors Ⅱ. UK US hook (sth) up … Financial and business terms
be on the hook for sth/to do sth — be on the hook (for sth/to do sth) US INFORMAL ► to owe money or be legally responsible for something: »The cleanup plan called for the companies, which are on the hook for cleanup costs, to dredge contaminated sediments from the river. »If the… … Financial and business terms
be on the hook for sth — be on the hook (for sth/to do sth) US INFORMAL ► to owe money or be legally responsible for something: »The cleanup plan called for the companies, which are on the hook for cleanup costs, to dredge contaminated sediments from the river. »If the… … Financial and business terms
be on the hook — (for sth/to do sth) US INFORMAL ► to owe money or be legally responsible for something: »The cleanup plan called for the companies, which are on the hook for cleanup costs, to dredge contaminated sediments from the river. »If the investment… … Financial and business terms
hook — ▪ I. hook hook 1 [hʊk] verb [transitive] 1. informal to succeed in attracting someone: • These tactics have helped hook such big clients as Coca Cola. 2. to connect one piece of electronic equipment to another piece of equipment or to an… … Financial and business terms
hook up (to something) — ˌhook ˈup (to sth) | ˌhook sb/sthˈup (to sth) derived to connect sb/sth to a piece of electronic equipment, to a power supply or to the Internet • She was then hooked up to an IV drip. • Check that the computer is hooked up to the printer. • A… … Useful english dictionary
hook somebody up (to something) — ˌhook ˈup (to sth) | ˌhook sb/sthˈup (to sth) derived to connect sb/sth to a piece of electronic equipment, to a power supply or to the Internet • She was then hooked up to an IV drip. • Check that the computer is hooked up to the printer. • A… … Useful english dictionary
hook something up (to something) — ˌhook ˈup (to sth) | ˌhook sb/sthˈup (to sth) derived to connect sb/sth to a piece of electronic equipment, to a power supply or to the Internet • She was then hooked up to an IV drip. • Check that the computer is hooked up to the printer. • A… … Useful english dictionary
hook — hook1 S3 [huk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hanging things)¦ 2¦(catching fish)¦ 3 let/get somebody off the hook 4 leave/take the phone off the hook 5 be ringing off the hook 6¦(interest)¦ 7 by hook or by crook 8¦(hitting somebody)¦ 9 h … Dictionary of contemporary English
hook — 1 noun (C) 1 FOR HANGING THINGS ON a curved piece of metal or plastic that you use for hanging things on: Put your coat on the hook. 2 FOR CATCHING FISH a curved piece of thin metal with a sharp point for catching fish: a fish hook 3 by hook or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
