What does Asset mean?

Definitions for Asset
ˈæs ɛtas·set

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Asset.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. asset, plusnoun

    a useful or valuable quality

Wiktionary

  1. assetnoun

    Something or someone of any value; any portion of one's property or effects so considered.

    These shares are a valuable asset.

  2. assetnoun

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

  3. assetnoun

    intelligence asset

  4. Etymology: From asetz, from assez "enough".

Wikipedia

  1. Asset

    In financial accounting, an asset is any resource owned or controlled by a business or an economic entity. It is anything (tangible or intangible) that can be used to produce positive economic value. Assets represent value of ownership that can be converted into cash (although cash itself is also considered an asset). The balance sheet of a firm records the monetary value of the assets owned by that firm. It covers money and other valuables belonging to an individual or to a business.Assets can be grouped into two major classes: tangible assets and intangible assets. Tangible assets contain various subclasses, including current assets and fixed assets. Current assets include cash, inventory, accounts receivable, while fixed assets include land, buildings and equipment. Intangible assets are non-physical resources and rights that have a value to the firm because they give the firm an advantage in the marketplace. Intangible assets include goodwill, copyrights, trademarks, patents, computer programs, and financial assets, including financial investments, bonds, and stocks.

ChatGPT

  1. asset

    An asset is a resource with economic value that an individual, corporation, or country owns or controls with the expectation that it will provide future benefits. Assets can be tangible or intangible and are used to increase the value of the entity that owns them, or to provide a benefit to it. They are usually bought or created to directly generate income or appreciate over time. Examples of assets include cash, real estate, equipment, investments, and intellectual property.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Assetnoun

    any article or separable part of one's assets

Wikidata

  1. Asset

    In financial accounting, assets are economic resources. Anything tangible or intangible that is capable of being owned or controlled to produce value and that is held to have positive economic value is considered an asset. Simply stated, assets represent value of ownership that can be converted into cash. The balance sheet of a firm records the monetary value of the assets owned by the firm. It is money and other valuables belonging to an individual or business. Two major asset classes are tangible assets and intangible assets. Tangible assets contain various subclasses, including current assets and fixed assets. Current assets include inventory, while fixed assets include such items as buildings and equipment. Intangible assets are nonphysical resources and rights that have a value to the firm because they give the firm some kind of advantage in the market place. Examples of intangible assets are goodwill, copyrights, trademarks, patents and computer programs, and financial assets, including such items as accounts receivable, bonds and stocks.

Editors Contribution

  1. asset

    A resource with a known value.

    Assets are an important part of a business finances.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 4, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Asset' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4378

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Asset' in Nouns Frequency: #738

Anagrams for Asset »

  1. sates

  2. seats

  3. setas

  4. tasse

  5. Tessa

  6. TESSA

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Asset in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Asset in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Asset in a Sentence

  1. Sam Doctor:

    One of the reasons to own cryptocurrencies is because they are an effective hedge, until something happens to disprove that thesis, you aren't looking to sell them so long as other asset classes are falling.

  2. Atif Latif:

    Credit risk concerns, lack of credible asset quality, balance sheet issues and a lack of reserves... all this makes for gloomy reading for those with EU bank exposure.

  3. Arkady Volozh:

    Our growth rate is falling as scale increases ... What next? We see we've got an asset we could apply elsewhere and we are trying various business models.

  4. Shepherd Schools Superintendent Claire Bunker:

    Sheriff Main is a great person and an asset to Isabella County, he is human and he made a mistake. He takes full responsibility for the incident. I’m extremely proud of the student who brought it to the attention of a staff member.

  5. Brenda Kelly:

    Dividend cuts, asset selling and a new debt reduction plan appear to be doing the trick.

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