asset en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæset/ (Australia)
- /ˈæsɛt/ (Canada, UK)
- /ˈæsɛt/ (US)
- /ˈæsət/ (US)
- audio Queensland
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *séh₂tis Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin satis Early Medieval Latin ad satis Old French asez Anglo-Norman asetzder. English assetsbf. English asset Back-formation from assets, from Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez (“enough”). Compare Middle English asseth.
Meanings
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A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows.
My assets consist of stocks in companies that pay a dividend, and a few apartments that pay me rental income.
January 31 2020, Boris Johnson, Brexit Day speech And when I look at this country’s incredible assets. Our scientists, our engineers, our world-leading universities, our armed forces. When I look at the potential of this country waiting to be unleashed, I know that we can turn this opportunity into a stunning success.
- A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows. ▸ Any item recorded on the left-hand side of a balance sheet.
- Any component, model, process or framework of value that can be leveraged or reused.
- An intelligence asset.
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(plural-normally, slang) A woman's breasts or buttocks or a man's genitalia.
Muse studied Ida May's breasts for a moment, then reached out and grabbed the left one. “Good size. Firm. Yeah, you got some nice assets.”
2016, Deanna Chase, Spirits, Rock Stars, and a Midnight Chocolate Bar: Pyper Rayne, Book 2:Perhaps it is simply common for wives to want their female friends to see their husband nude – especially if he has nice assets. Honestly, I also wanted to see the dick of Brian and Andrew.
2009, Kaitlynn Maguire, Margaret Tingley, Serendipitous Moments of Female Sensuality, page 27:“Slave Alexi has nice assets.”
2009, Cheyenne McCray, The First Sin: A Lexi Steele Novel, page 189:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| assets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Deriveds
asset flip · asset management · asset stripping · cyberasset · asset-backed commercial paper · toxic asset · asset-backed · asset strip · net tangible assets · assetization · cultural asset · concealed asset · liquid asset · multiasset · digital-asset treasury company · hidden asset · hydroasset · cryptoasset · troubled asset · idle asset · assetless · asset-stripping · asset-strip · assetize · asset-backed security
Descendants
Hyponyms
tangible asset (Hyponyms of asset) · financial asset (Hyponyms of asset) · asset class (Hyponyms of asset) · capital asset (Hyponyms of asset) · current asset (Hyponyms of asset) · intangible asset (Hyponyms of asset) · physical asset (Hyponyms of asset) · fixed asset (Hyponyms of asset) · intelligence asset (Hyponyms of asset)
Relateds
Translations (96)
hu tőke (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · pt ativo (something or someone of any value) · mi rironga (something or someone of any value) · cmn 資產 /资产 (something or someone of any value) · bg авоари (something or someone of any value) · mi huarawa (something or someone of any value) · ja 資産 (something or someone of any value) · hu aktívum (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · fi resurssi (software: any component, etc. that can be leveraged or reused) · ml സ്വത്ത് (something or someone of any value) · tr varlık (something or someone of any value) · pt activo (something or someone of any value) · es recurso (software: any component, etc. that can be leveraged or reused) · id aktiva (something or someone of any value) · hu javak (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · sw mali (software: any component, etc. that can be leveraged or reused) · da aktiv (something or someone of any value) · fi voimavara (something or someone of any value) · de Gut (something or someone of any value) · id aset (something or someone of any value) · hu tulajdon (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · hu érték (something or someone of any value) · bg актив (something or someone of any value) · es peculio (something or someone of any value) · hu eszköz (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · nl goed (something or someone of any value) · hu forrás (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · cs aktivum (something or someone of any value) · nl bezit (something or someone of any value) · hi आस्ति (something or someone of any value) · uk ресу́рс (software: any component, etc. that can be leveraged or reused) · nl activum (something or someone of any value) · hu előny (something or someone of any value) · fr atout (something or someone of any value) · el περιουσιακό στοιχείο (something or someone of any value) · gl ben (something or someone of any value) · sq aktiv ((accounting) any item recorded on the left-hand side of a balance sheet — see also liability) · ml ആസ്തി (something or someone of any value) · ja 資産 (software: any component, etc. that can be leveraged or reused) · hu vagyon (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · hu kintlevőség (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · sk aktívum (something or someone of any value) · tl ariin (something or someone of any value) · it risorsa (something or someone of any value) · es valor (something or someone of any value) · hu erőforrás (something or someone of any value) · ca actiu (something or someone of any value) · hu nyereség (something or someone of any value) · de Pluspunkt (something or someone of any value) · fr module (software: any component, etc. that can be leveraged or reused) · hu pénzeszköz (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · gl haber (something or someone of any value) · id harta (something or someone of any value) · ru акти́в m or акти́вы (something or someone of any value) · hu aktíva (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · uk акти́в (something or someone of any value) · de Vermögenswert (something or someone of any value) · hu vagyonelem (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · hu erősség (something or someone of any value) · ru авуа́ры (something or someone of any value) · te ఆస్థి (something or someone of any value) · it possedimento (something or someone of any value) · ru со́бственность (something or someone of any value) · he נכס (something or someone of any value) · it bene (something or someone of any value) · fr avoir (something or someone of any value) · hu követelés (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · eo aktivo (something or someone of any value) · it proprietà (something or someone of any value) · es activo (something or someone of any value) · km ទ្រព្យ (something or someone of any value) · sv tillgång (something or someone of any value) · sw mali (something or someone of any value) · hu pénzforrás (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · de Anlage (something or someone of any value) · hu kincs (something or someone of any value) · fr actif ((accounting) any item recorded on the left-hand side of a balance sheet — see also liability) · ru иму́щество (something or someone of any value) · hu vagyontárgy (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · el ενεργητικό (something or someone of any value) · nl activa (something or someone of any value) · sq aktiv (something or someone of any value) · fi omaisuuserä (something or someone of any value) · de Plus (something or someone of any value) · it cespite (something or someone of any value) · ko 자산 (something or someone of any value) · de Vorteil (something or someone of any value) · uk майно́ (something or someone of any value) · pt bem (something or someone of any value) · de Ressource (something or someone of any value) · ca bé (something or someone of any value) · ml സ്വത്ത് (any portion of one's property or effects considered of some value) · hu pluszpont (something or someone of any value) · hu haszon (something or someone of any value) · pl aktywa (something or someone of any value) · es pecunio (something or someone of any value)