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assets

The correct spelling is assets.

How to pronounce assets

noun

IPA: /ˈæsets/

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The correct spelling is assets. Something or someone of any value; any portion of one's property or effects so considered. For example: "These shares are a valuable asset."

Usage Examples

These shares are a valuable asset.

His assets are much greater than his liabilities.

The assets must equal liabilities, otherwise there is an error in your balance sheet.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.Something or someone of any value; any portion of one's property or effects so considered.
  2. 2.Any component, model, process or framework of value that can be leveraged or reused.
  3. 3.An intelligence asset.
  4. 4.(usually in the plural) The private parts; a woman's breasts or buttocks, or a man's genitalia.
  5. 5.Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts.

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