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assets

/ˈæsɛts/

assets is the plural of asset.

Noun

assets pl (normally plural, singular asset)

  1. (plural, plural-normally) Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts.
    • His assets are much greater than his liabilities.
  2. (plural, plural-normally) The left side of a balance sheet.
    • The assets must equal liabilities, otherwise there is an error in your balance sheet.
  3. (plural, plural-normally) Sufficient estate; property sufficient in the hands of an executor or heir to pay the debts or legacies of the testator or ancestor to satisfy claims against it.
  4. (plural, plural-normally) Any goods or property properly available for the payment of a bankrupt's or a deceased person's obligations or debts.
  5. (plural, plural-normally, slang, vulgar) Private parts; a woman's breasts or buttocks, or a man's genitalia.

Meaning of asset

Noun

asset (plural assets)

  1. 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.
    1. Any item recorded on the left-hand side of a balance sheet.
  2. Any component, model, process or framework of value that can be leveraged or reused.
  3. An intelligence asset.
  4. (plural-normally, slang) 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.2009, Kaitlynn Maguire, Margaret Tingley, Serendipitous Moments of Female Sensuality, page 27

Forms of assets

singularasset

Origin of assets

From Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez (“enough”). Originally singular, with the meaning "enough to meet liabilities"; later reanalyzed as a plural form.

Words formed from assets

Phrases with assets

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Questions about assets

What does assets mean?
Assets means any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts.
What is assets the plural of?
Assets is the plural of asset.
What part of speech is assets?
Assets is a noun.
How do you pronounce assets?
Assets is pronounced /ˈæsɛts/.

Words near assets in the dictionary

  1. assetized
  2. assetizes
  3. assetizing
  4. assetless
  5. assetlessness
  6. assets
  7. assever
  8. asseverate
  9. asseverated
  10. asseverates
  11. asseverating

Source and license

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