ASSETS Definition & Meaning

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assets

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plural noun

Finance. items or resources owned by a person, business, or government, as cash, notes and accounts receivable, securities, inventories, goodwill, fixtures, machinery, or real estate ( liabilities ):
Infrastructure assets, such as telecommunications systems, are not as available or as reliable in developing countries.
Depreciation applies only to tangible assets, which are the assets that exist in physical form, like vehicles, computers, etc.
Accounting. the items detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to liabilities and capital:
The balance sheet lists assets and liabilities in order of liquidity; in other words, the assets most easily converted to cash are listed first.
Law. all property available for the payment of debts for a bankrupt or insolvent business or person, or the payment of legacies or debts for a deceased person:
It is the job of the receiver to sell your assets and distribute the proceeds to your creditors.
Informal. parts of a person’s body seen as sexual or attractive, especially a woman’s breasts or buttocks:
That slinky, shiny outfit really shows off her assets.

assets

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plural noun

accounting the property and claims against debtors that a business enterprise may apply to discharge its liabilities. Assets may be fixed, current, liquid, or intangible and are shown balanced against liabilities Compare liabilities
law the property available to an executor or administrator for settlement of the debts and payment of legacies of the estate of a deceased or insolvent person
any property owned by a person or firm

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of assets¹

First recorded in 1300–50, for a previous sense; in phrase have assets “have enough (to pay obligations)”; asset ( def )

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of assets¹

C16 (in the sense: enough to discharge one's liabilities): via Anglo-French from Old French asez enough, from Vulgar Latin ad satis (unattested), from Latin ad up to + satis enough

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"If people aren't dying to return at regular intervals to cinemas," says Hayes, "then you are holding an expensive set of assets that are hard to monetise".

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These tend to increase in value when stock markets fall as they are seen as a "safe haven" along with other assets such as gold.

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US President Donald Trump has granted TikTok a 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires the hugely popular video app to either sell its US assets or face a ban in the country.

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The group pools its considerable assets and lets Baffert buy horses that can win the Derby.

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With a Champions League quarter-final against Paris St-Germain crammed in between these games as well, it might be prudent to wait until the double before choosing your Villa assets.

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