asset

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/ˈæsɛt/

noun 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.) useful person/thing

ADJ

big, considerable, great, important, invaluable, precious, priceless, real, tremendous, useful, valuable

Her ability to speak three languages is a valuable asset in her international business career.

best, main, major, principal, prize

cultural

The museum's cultural assets include paintings and artifacts from three centuries.

natural

Her fluency in three languages proved to be a natural asset when she got the international sales job.

PREP

~ to

His experience in technology proved to be a valuable asset to the company's new project.

(noun.) what a company owns

ADJ

combined, total | gross

net

After paying off all debts, the family's net assets had increased significantly.

business, company, corporate | commercial, financial

current, disposable, liquid

The company's current assets increased significantly after the successful product launch.

capital, fixed, non-cash, non-monetary, physical, property | tangible | intangible | depreciable, wasting

hidden

The company's hidden assets were finally revealed during the financial audit last year.

foreign, overseas | personal | national, public, state

VERB + ASSET

have, hold, own, possess

The family owns valuable assets including property, investments, and a successful business.

transfer

When she retired, she decided to transfer her valuable assets to her children.

accumulate, acquire, buy

dispose of, realize, sell

The company decided to sell its valuable assets to pay off the debt.

increase, reduce

The business decided to reduce its assets after the economic downturn last year.

freeze

The government decided to freeze the suspect's assets while the investigation continued.

release, unfreeze

ASSET + VERB

appreciate, grow

Her investment assets have appreciated significantly over the past five years.

decline, depreciate, dwindle

ASSET + NOUN

value | management | sale

stripping

The company's new regulations were designed to stop asset stripping by dishonest managers.

PHRASES

assets and liabilities

Definitions

noun

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 component, model, process or framework of value that can be leveraged or reused.

An intelligence asset.

A woman's breasts or buttocks or a man's genitalia.

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.

“Slave Alexi has nice assets.”

name

Initialism of Association of Supervisory Staffs, Executives and Technicians.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a useful or valuable quality

plus

Antonyms

liability

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

My assets consist of stocks in companies that pay a dividend, and a few apartments that pay me rental income.

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

She will be an asset to the Purchasing Department.

Tatoeba · #241184

I'm sure you'll be a valuable asset to our company.

Tatoeba · #279953

You're a valuable asset to me.

Tatoeba · #3722753

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, asset is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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