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as·set  (st)
n.
1. A useful or valuable quality, person, or thing; an advantage or resource: proved herself an asset to the company.
2. A valuable item that is owned.
3. A spy working in his or her own country and controlled by the enemy.
4. assets
a. Accounting The entries on a balance sheet showing all properties, both tangible and intangible, and claims against others that may be applied to cover the liabilities of a person or business. Assets can include cash, stock, inventories, property rights, and goodwill.
b. The entire property owned by a person, especially a bankrupt, that can be used to settle debts.

[Back-formation from English assets, sufficient goods to settle a testator's debts and legacies, from Anglo-Norman asetz, from asez, enough, from Vulgar Latin *ad satis, to sufficiency : Latin ad, to; see ad- + Latin satis, enough; see s- in Indo-European roots.]

asset [ˈæsɛt]
n
anything valuable or useful experience is their main asset See also assets
[back formation from assets]
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Noun1.asset - a useful or valuable qualityasset - a useful or valuable quality        
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
resource - a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"
advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"
metier, speciality, specialty, forte, strong point, strong suit, long suit, strength - an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"
liability - the quality of being something that holds you back

asset
noun
benefit, help, service, aid, advantage, strength, resource, attraction, blessing, boon, good point, strong point, ace in the hole, feather in your cap, ace up your sleeve Her leadership qualities were the greatest asset to the party.
benefit burden, handicap, liability, disadvantage, minus (informal), drawback, nuisance, impediment, drag, albatross, hindrance, millstone, encumbrance
plural noun
property, goods, means, holdings, money, funds, effects, capital, riches, finance, reserves, resources, estate, wealth, valuables, possessions By 1989 the group had assets of 3.5 billion francs.
Translations
asset [ˈæset]
A. N
1. (= advantage) → ventaja f
she is a great asset to the departmentes una persona valiosísima en el departamento
2. (Fin etc) → bien m; (= book-keeping item) → partida f del activo
assets (on accounts) → haberes mpl, activo msing
personal assetsbienes mpl personales
real assetsbienes mpl muebles, bienes mpl raíces
assets and liabilitiesactivo msing y pasivo msing
assets in handactivo msing disponible, bienes mpl disponibles
B. CPD asset stripper N (Fin) especulador que compra empresas en crisis para vender sus bienes
asset stripping N (Fin) acaparamiento de activos con vistas a su venta y a la liquidación de la empresa

asset [ˈæsɛt]
n
(= advantage) → atout m
to be an asset to sth [qualifications, experience] → être un atout pour qch
Her experience will be an asset to the firm → Son expérience sera un atout pour l'entreprise.
(= person) → atout m
to be an asset to sb/sth → être un atout pour qn/qch
assets npl [company] → capital m, actif m
asset-stripping [ˈæsetstrɪpɪŋ] ndépeçage m

asset
n
(usu pl) → Vermögenswert m; (on balance sheet) → Aktivposten m; assetsVermögen nt; (on balance sheet) → Aktiva pl; personal assetspersönlicher Besitz
(fig) it would be an assetes wäre von Vorteil; he is one of our great assetser ist einer unserer besten Leute; this player, the club’s newest assetdieser Spieler, die neueste Errungenschaft des Klubs; he’s hardly an asset to the companyer ist nicht gerade ein Gewinn für die Firma; good health is a real assetGesundheit ist ein großes Kapital; his appearance is not his best assetaus seinem Aussehen kann er kein Kapital schlagen

asset [ˈæsɛt] n (useful quality) → bene m, qualità f inv, vantaggio; (person) → elemento prezioso assets npl (Fin) (of individual) → beni mpl, disponibilità fpl; (of company) → attivo msg, attività fpl

asset
n asset [ˈӕset]
anything useful or valuable; an advantage He is a great asset to the school. bate شَيء نافِع ثَمين предимство přínos; výhoda aktiv; plus; gode der Pluspunkt προσόν, πλεονέκτημα ventaja, factor positivo eelis امتیاز؛ ویژگی مثبت etu atout נֶכֶס परिसम्पत्ति kapital nyereség modal kostur; fengur vantaggio, bene 貴重なもの 가치 있는 것 turtas, lobis vērtība; laba īpašība berharga aanwinst, voordeel gode, fordel, aktivum mocny punkt, cenny nabytek vantagem om/lucru valoros ценность prínos prednost korisna osoba (stvar) tillgång สิ่งที่มีคุณค่า değerli şey/kimse 有用或有價的資源,優勢 перевага, плюс سرمایہ vật quí
n pl assets
the total property, money etc of a person, company etc. bates مُمْتَلَكات، أمْوال، مَوجودات актив celkový majetek aktiver; værdier; formue das Vermögen περιουσιακά στοιχεία (πληθ.) bienes varad سرمایه؛ دارایی varat actif נֶכָסִים परिसम्पत्ति imovina vagyon aktifa eignir attivo 資産 자산 turtas aktīvs aset activa eiendom, verdier, aktiva majątek bens active; bunuri активы aktíva aktiva ukupni imetak, aktiva tillgångar สินทรัพย์ mal varlığı, aktif 個人或公司等的全部資產或金錢等 майно کل اثاثہ tài sản

asset أصل přednost aktiv Vermögenswert περιουσιακό στοιχείο activo etu atout imovina bene 強み 자산 bezit eiendel rzecz wartościowa activo, posse ценное качество tillgång สินทรัพย์ varlık tài sản 资产


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