burden of

Definition of burden of in English English dictionary
burden: To encumber with a burden (in any of the noun senses of the word)
burden of proof: The duty of a party in a legal proceeding to prove an assertion of fact; it includes both the burden of production and the burden of persuasion; the onus probandi
burden: {f} load; weigh down
burden: The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin
burden: {n} a load, weight, birth, capacity of a ship
burden: {v} to load, encumber, lay upon, oppress
Burden of proof: onus
burden: A cause of worry
burden: "usually a synonym for Overhead" ref Szonyi
burden: The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden
burden: A birth
burden: To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes
burden: The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain
burden: weight down with a load
burden: That which is borne or carried; a load
burden: an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
burden: A heavy load
burden: Usually a synonym for overhead
burden: That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive
burden: The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace
burden: A burden is a heavy load that is difficult to carry
burden: the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse weight down with a load
burden: Hence: That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the main topic; as, the burden of a prayer
burden: A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds
burden: the choric line or lines that signal the end or the beginning of a stanza in a carol or hymn
burden: an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse weight down with a load
burden: A responsibility, onus
burden: The electrical load taken from a circuit by measuring instruments expressed in volt-amps (VA) or watts In current transformers burden in VA is the maximum the transformer can support while operating within its rated accuracy
burden: Overhead expenses distributed over appropriate direct labor and/or material base
burden: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
burden: If someone burdens you with something that is likely to worry you, for example a problem or a difficult decision, they tell you about it. We decided not to burden him with the news. see also beast of burden
burden: the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
burden: A club
burden: If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work. The developing countries bear the burden of an enormous external debt Her death will be an impossible burden on Paul The financial burden will be more evenly shared
burden: Theme, core idea
burden: The drone of a bagpipe
burden: weight to be borne or conveyed
burden: – The distance in feet from an explosive charge, in the direction of relief, to the nearest free or open face
burden: things that are difficult to do
burden: Overhead or fixed costs; known as "burden rate" when expressed on per hour or similar time basis
burden: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
burden: A burden is a heavy load which is difficult to carry
burden: -Load imposed by an electronic or electrical device on the measured input circuit, expressed in volt-amps
burden: The central topic or principle idea, often repeated in a refrain (See also Motif, Theme)
burden: (in the Statistics window) number which estimates the average number of items that have to be repeated daily
burden: {i} load; weight; capacity, volume
burden: The total mass of a gaseous substance of concern in the atmosphere
burden: To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable)
burden: Overhead expenses distributed over appropriate direct labor and/or material base See also Indirect Costs For projects, the burden includes all costs not directly associated with tasks, such as project management costs
burden: To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load
burden of proof: The responsibility of proving a disputed charge or allegation
burden of proof: the duty of proving a disputed charge
burden of proof: responsibility of proving, responsibility that is laid upon one of the sides of a court case to prove a specific issue

burden of

Hyphenation

bur·den of

Turkish pronunciation

bırdın ıv

Pronunciation

/ˈbərdən əv/ /ˈbɜrdən əv/

Etymology

[ 'b&r-d&n ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English byrthen; akin to Old English beran to carry; more at BEAR.

Common Collocations

burden of proof

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