Definition of ASSETS

assets

Meanings

Noun

  • anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
  • a useful or valuable quality
  • plural of asset
  • Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts.
  • The left side of a balance sheet.
  • 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.
  • Any goods or property properly available for the payment of a bankrupt's or a deceased person's obligations or debts.
  • Private parts; a woman's breasts or buttocks, or a man's genitalia.

Origin / Etymology

From Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez (“enough”). Originally singular, with the meaning "enough to meet liabilities"; later reanalyzed as a plural form.

Synonyms

asset, plus

Antonyms

liability

Scrabble Score: 6

assets is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
assets is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
assets is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

assets is a valid Words With Friends word