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noun
- 1. a useful or valuable thing or person: "quick reflexes were his chief assets" Similar Opposite
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Jun 27, 2024 · An asset is a resource that is expected to provide a future benefit to its owner. In the case of businesses, assets are reported on the company's balance sheet. An...
ASSET definition: 1. a useful or valuable quality, skill, or person: 2. something valuable belonging to a person or…. Learn more.
a useful or valuable quality, skill, or person: He'll be a great asset to the team. Knowledge of languages is a real asset in this sort of work. His eyes are his best asset (= most attractive feature). Fewer examples. As a footballer his great asset was his calm, phlegmatic manner.
1. assets plural. : the property of a deceased person subject by law to the payment of his or her debts and legacies. b. : the entire property of a person, association, corporation, or estate applicable or subject to the payment of debts. 2. : advantage, resource. His wit is his chief asset.
noun. a useful and desirable thing or quality: Organizational ability is an asset. a single item of ownership having exchange value: Our summer home is an asset we're not willing to sell.
1. countable noun. Something or someone that is an asset is considered useful or helps a person or organization to be successful. He considered that the greatest asset of a bank was its reputation for probity. [ + of] His Republican credentials made him an asset. 2. plural noun. The assets of a company or a person are all the things that they own.
[usually plural] a thing of value, especially property, that a person or company owns, which can be used or sold to pay debts. the net asset value of the company. Her assets include shares in the company and a house in France. asset sales/management. income from fixed asset investments. financial/capital assets. to freeze a country’s assets.
Assets definition: items or resources owned by a person, business, or government, as cash, notes and accounts receivable, securities, inventories, goodwill, fixtures, machinery, or real estate (opposed to liabilities). See examples of ASSETS used in a sentence.
ASSET definition: 1. a person, skill, or quality that is useful or helps you to succeed: 2. something that a person…. Learn more.
noun. /ˈæsɛt/. a person or thing that is valuable or useful to someone or something In his job, patience is an invaluable asset. Being able to speak a foreign language is a major asset. I'm not sure if his forcefulness is an asset or a liability. asset to somebody/something She'll be an asset to the team.
