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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAsset
/ˈæs.ɛt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A useful or valuable person, thing, or quality.
"Her ability to speak multiple languages is a major asset to the company." - 2
Property owned by a person or company, regarded as having value and available to meet debts, commitments, or legacies.
"The corporation reported billions of dollars in total assets."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the obsolete French phrase 'assez' meaning 'enough', stemming from the Latin 'ad satis' meaning 'to sufficiency'. Over centuries, the legal and financial meaning shifted in Anglo-French from having sufficient estate to satisfy debts, eventually becoming any item of economic value owned by an individual or corporation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Asset" is said worldwide
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atout
Transliteration: atout
"Son expérience est un atout précieux pour l'équipe."
Vorteil
Transliteration: Vorteil
"Sprachkenntnisse sind im Beruf ein großer Vorteil."
risorsa
Transliteration: risorsa
"La sua determinazione è una grande risorsa."
activo
Transliteration: activo
"La empresa cuenta con importantes activos financieros."
ativo
Transliteration: ativo
"Ele é um ativo valioso para a nossa organização."
संपत्ति
Transliteration: sampatti
"कंपनी के पास करोड़ों की संपत्ति है।"
资产
Transliteration: zīchǎn
"这份合同是公司的核心资产之一。"
자산
Transliteration: jasan
"경험은 무엇보다 소중한 자산이다."
資産
Transliteration: shisan
"彼の人脈は会社にとって大きな資産だ。"
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