asset
nounCA, UK /ˈæsɛt/ · US /ˈæsɛt/
Etymology Back-formation from assets, from Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez (“enough”). Compare Middle English asseth.
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.
- 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.
2
Accounting, Business, Finance Any item recorded on the left-hand side of a balance sheet.
3
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Software Any component, model, process or framework of value that can be leveraged or reused.
4
Espionage, Government, Military, Politics, War An intelligence asset.
5
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:
- “Slave Alexi has nice assets.”2009, Cheyenne McCray, The First Sin: A Lexi Steele Novel, page 189:
1 more example
- Muse studied Ida May's breasts for a moment, then reached out and grabbed the left one. “Good size. Firm. Yeah, you got some nice assets.”2016, Deanna Chase, Spirits, Rock Stars, and a Midnight Chocolate Bar: Pyper Rayne, Book 2:
- Antonyms
- liability
- Derived terms
- asset-backed, asset-backed commercial paper, asset-backed security, asset flip, assetization, assetize, assetless, asset management, asset-strip, asset strip, asset stripping, asset-stripping, concealed asset, cryptoasset, cultural asset, cyberasset, hidden asset, hydroasset, idle asset, liquid asset, multiasset, net tangible assets, toxic asset, troubled asset
- Related terms
- ownership equity
- Hyponyms
- asset class, capital asset, current asset, financial asset, fixed asset, intangible asset, intelligence asset, physical asset, tangible asset