/ˈæs.et/
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Translation
Something valuable that a person or company owns; also a useful person or quality.
Word origin
From Old French asez, meaning enough, from Latin ad satis; a legal term for having enough property to pay your debts.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ad satis
- English cognates
- satisfy
Examples
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An asset is something valuable that you own.
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In business, assets means everything of value a company owns.
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Here asset means a useful quality.
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