asset

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.

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[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.]

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asset

Noun

1. a thing or person that is valuable or useful

2. any property owned by a person or company [Latin ad- to + satis enough]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

asset - a useful or valuable quality         plus 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

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asset

noun 1. 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 << OPPOSITE disadvantage

Translations

asset [ˈæsɛt] n → posesión f (= quality); ventaja;

assets npl (= funds) → activo sg; fondos mpl

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asset [ˈæsɛt] n → avantage m, atout m (= person); atout;

assets npl (Comm) → capital m; avoir(s) m(pl); actif m

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asset [ˈæsɛt] n → Vorteil m;

(person) → Stütze f;

assets npl (property, funds) → Vermögen nt;

(Comm) → Aktiva pl

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asset [ˈæsɛt] n → vantaggio;

(person) → elemento prezioso;

assets npl (COMM) → beni mpl; disponibilità fpl; attivo

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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 가치있는 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 寶貴的人(物) перевага, плюс سرمایہ vật quí 宝贵的人（物）

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 omaisuus 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 財產 майно کل اثاثہ tài sản 财产