onus Add to list Share. 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.
How do you use onus?
Onus in a Sentence ?
- It is the onus of the applicant to completely fill out the application materials.
- As your mother, it is my onus to prepare you for a successful future.
- The onus is on the pharmacist to make sure the medications are properly dispensed.
What is onus example?
Example: A parent should view their parental responsibility not as an onus but as a privilege. Example: Too often, children feel as if they bear the onus for their parents' separation.
