assets

nounnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈæsɛts//

Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts.

noun

1
Also a form of assetplural of asset

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-der. Latin satis Early Medieval Latin ad satis Old French asez Anglo-Norman asetzder. English 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.

noun

1
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
The left side of a balance sheet.
The assets must equal liabilities, otherwise there is an error in your balance sheet.
3
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
Any goods or property properly available for the payment of a bankrupt's or a deceased person's obligations or debts.
5
slangPrivate parts; a woman's breasts or buttocks, or a man's genitalia.

Forms

singular: asset

assess · To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to…assessment · The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc)…asset · A thing or quality that has value, especially one that…

assets · Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts.

asshole · The anus.assign · To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.assigned · Which has been assigned or designated for some purpose.

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