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   asset

   /ˈasɛt/

   noun

   • 1. a useful or valuable thing or person: "quick reflexes were his chief assets" Similar benefitadvantageblessinggood pointstrong pointstrengthfortetalentgiftstrong suitlong suitvirtuerecommendationattractionattractive featureselling pointresourcebeautyboonvaluemeritbonusaidhelpsaving graceredeeming featurecompensating featureinformal:plusproOpposite liabilityhandicap
   • ▪ an item of property owned by a person or company, regarded as having value and available to meet debts, commitments, or legacies: "growth in net assets" Similar propertyresourcesestateholdingspossessionseffectsgoodsvaluablesbelongingschattelsworldly goodsworldly possessionscapitalfundswealthprincipalmoneyrichesmeansdeep pocketsfortunefinancereservessavingssecuritiesOpposite liability

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the plural in the sense ‘sufficient estate to allow discharge of a will’): from an Anglo-Norman French legal term, from Old French asez ‘enough’, based on Latin ad ‘to’ + satis ‘enough’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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