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asset

as·set [ á sèt ]


noun  (plural as·sets)
Definition:
 
1. somebody or something useful: somebody or something that is useful and contributes to the success of something
Good health is a great asset.

2. valuable thing: a property to which a value can be assigned



plural noun as·sets 
Definition:
 
1. owned items: the property that is owned by a person or organization

2. law seizable property: the property of a person that can be taken by law for the settlement of debts or that forms part of a dead person's estate

3. accounting balance sheet items: the items on a balance sheet that constitute the total value of an organization

[Mid-16th century. Via Anglo-Norman assetz "sufficient goods" (to settle an estate) < Latin ad satis "sufficiency"]
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