Definition of ASSET

asset

Plural: assets

Noun

  • A useful or valuable thing, person, or quality.
  • a useful or valuable quality
  • A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows.
  • A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows.
  • Any item recorded on the left-hand side of a balance sheet.
  • 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.

Examples

  • An S tile is a Scrabble player’s greatest asset.
  • My assets consist of stocks in companies that pay a dividend, and a few apartments that pay me rental income.

Origin / Etymology

Back-formation from assets, from Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez (“enough”). Compare Middle English asseth.

Synonyms

plus

Antonyms

liability

Scrabble Score: 5

asset: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
asset: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
asset: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

asset: valid Words With Friends Word