asset
noun
- economic resource, from which future economic benefits are expected
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈæsɛt/ / /ˈæsət/ / /ˈæset/
name
- Initialism of Association of Supervisory Staffs, Executives and Technicians.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Early Medieval Latin ad Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-der. Early Medieval Latin satis Early Medieval Latin ad satis Old French asez Anglo-Norman asetzder. English assetsbf. English asset Back-formation from assets, from Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez (“enough”). Compare Middle English asseth.
- 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.”
- A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows.
- 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.
“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.”
““Slave Alexi has nice assets.””