/ˈæsɛt/, /ˈæsɛt/, /ˈæsət/
OriginBack-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 t”
- 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.
- plural-normally, slangA 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.””
“Muse studied Ida May's breasts for a moment, then reached out and grabbed the left one. “Good size. Firm. Yeah, you got some nice assets.””
- abbreviation, alt-of, initialismInitialism of Association of Supervisory Staffs, Executives and Technicians.
Formsassets(plural)