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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1498 COCA: 2094

asset

asset /ˈæˌsɛt/ noun
plural assets
asset
/ˈæˌsɛt/
noun
plural assets
Learner's definition of ASSET
[count]
: a valuable person or thing有价值的人;有价值的事物
often + to
: something that is owned by a person, company, etc.财产;资产usually plural通常用复数
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1498 COCA: 2094

asset

noun

as·​set ˈa-ˌset How to pronounce asset (audio)
 also  -sət
plural assets
1
assets plural
a
: the property of a deceased person subject by law to the payment of his or her debts and legacies
b
: the entire property of a person, association, corporation, or estate applicable or subject to the payment of debts
2
: advantage, resource
His wit is his chief asset.
sometimes used euphemistically or humorously in the plural to refer to parts of a person's body (such as the breasts or buttocks) that are considered attractive
We tested RLS's eight-panel shorts on a one-day bike ride. … there was enough padding for saddle comfort, yet not so much that it exaggerated our assets. Vicky LowryGreenberg hid his athletic physique under baggy clothes … until he realized that tighter jeans and knits show off his assets better. Sandra Nygaard
3
a
: an item of value owned
b
assets plural : the items on a balance sheet showing the book value of property owned
4
: something useful in an effort to foil or defeat an enemy: such as
a
: a piece of military equipment
b
: spy

Example Sentences

The state's natural assets include mountains and beautiful lakes. rumors persisted that CIA assets were behind the coup d'état
Recent Examples on the Web Making digital-asset wallets into a central account, holding and earning on tokens as more than just speculative investments, is already a part of many crypto firms’ playbooks. Telis Demos, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 Cobb said the ankle injury has hampered Allen’s greatest asset — his running ability — but the quarterback still leads the team with 178 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 15 Sep. 2022 Last week, the White House released a report on crypto’s environmental impact, saying that crypto-asset activity in the U.S. compares to the country’s greenhouse gas emissions from railroad diesel fuel. Time, 15 Sep. 2022 The unraveling of the Terra platform in May included the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin, shaking faith in the digital-asset sector, which has yet to recover much of the losses. Hooyeon Kim, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 Gradually, people came to see her stoicism as an asset, even a necessity, rather than a personal deficiency. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 But lawn has become a liability — or in some cases an asset, on the condition of its removal. Dan Zak, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, lawmakers in the U.S. and EU are hammering out sweeping crypto legislations that will subject crypto to traditional-asset regulations, which could finally legitimize bitcoin in many institutional portfolios. Dan Runkevicius, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Because that's a very nonexpendable asset, any of those vessels. CBS News, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from assets, singular, sufficient property to pay debts and legacies, from Anglo-French assetz, from asez enough, from Vulgar Latin *ad satis, from Latin ad to + satis enough — more at at, sad

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of asset was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1498 COCA: 2094
asset

noun¹

1useful person/thing有用的人或物ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbig, considerable, great, important, invaluable, precious, priceless, real, tremendous, useful, valuable大筆的/大量的/很大的/重要的/無價的/珍貴的/價值連城的/真正的/巨大的/有用的/寶貴的財富The teachers are the school's biggest asset.老師是學校最寶貴的財富。best, main, major, principal, prize, prized最好的財富;主要的財富;重要的財富;最可貴的財富;珍愛的財富cultural文化財富The country's cultural assets should be made more accessible.國家的文化寶藏應該更多地讓大眾接觸到。natural天然的財富Scotland's mountain areas are a natural asset to be proud of.山區是蘇格蘭引以為傲的天然財富。A healthy smile is a natural asset to your appearance.健康的微笑是寶貴的,能使人容貌自然美。military, strategic軍事/戰略財富PREPOSITIONasset to對⋯有價值的人She will be an asset to any school she attends.她上哪所學校,都會是個難得的好苗子。
asset

noun²

2what a company owns公司資產ADJECTIVE | VERB + ASSET | ASSET + VERB | ASSET + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcombined, total綜合/全部資產gross, net總資產;淨資產The company's net assets are worth millions.這家公司的淨資產價值幾百萬。business, company, corporate企業資產;公司資產commercial, financial商業/金融資產current, disposable, liquid流動資產;可支配資產Liquid assets can be sold more quickly.流動資產可以較快售出。capital, fixed, fund, non-cash, non-monetary, physical, property資本資產;固定資產;資金資產;非現金資產;非貨幣資產;有形資產;不動產intangible, tangible無形/有形資產wasting遞耗資產hidden隱蔽資產They have hidden assets in banks around the world.他們在世界各地的銀行都有隱蔽資產。foreign, overseas外國/海外資產personal私人財產national, public, state國有資產;公共財產;國家資產VERB + ASSEThave, hold, own, possess擁有資產assets held by the company in Asia該公司在亞洲擁有的資產transfer轉讓資產He transferred all his assets into his wife's name.他把所有資產都轉到了妻子的名下。accumulate, acquire, buy, purchase積累資產;獲得資產;購買資產dispose of, realize, sell處理資產;把資產變現;出售資產The business disposed of all its capital assets.這家公司處理了所有的資本資產。value估計資產的價值increase, reduce增加/減少資產The company has increased its UK assets.這家公司增加了在英國的資產。freeze凍結資產The courts can order a company's assets to be frozen.法庭可以下令凍結公司的資產。release解除對資產的凍結seize沒收資產The authorities have the power to seize the assets of convicted drug dealers.當局有權沒收被判有罪的毒販的資產。protect保護資產manage, use管理/使用資產ASSET + VERBbe worth sth資產值⋯appreciate, grow, increase資產增值/增長/增加Net assets have grown to $169 million.淨資產已經增加到 1.69 億美元。decline, depreciate資產下降/貶值ASSET + NOUNprice, value資產價格;資產價值management資產管理sale資產出售PHRASESassets and liabilities資產和負債

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