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10 Language-to-English DictionariesShort-Term Asset
/ʃɔrt tɜrm ˈæsɛt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An asset that is expected to be converted into cash or used up within one year.
"Cash and accounts receivable are examples of short-term assets that can quickly be liquidated." - 2
Financial resources that are readily available for use in the near term.
"Investors often look at short-term assets to assess a company's liquidity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'short-term' originates from the combination of 'short', derived from Old English 'sceort', meaning brief or limited in duration, and 'term', from Latin 'terminus', meaning boundary or limit. 'Asset' comes from the Old French 'asez', meaning sufficient or enough, which evolved to denote resources owned by an individual or entity.
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Actif à court terme
Transliteration: Aktif a kort term
"Les liquidités et les comptes clients sont des actifs à court terme."
Kurzfristige Vermögenswerte
Transliteration: Kurze fristige Vermögenswerte
"Bargeld und Forderungen sind kurzfristige Vermögenswerte."
Attività a breve termine
Transliteration: Attività a breve termine
"Le liquidità e i crediti sono attività a breve termine."
Activo a corto plazo
Transliteration: Activo a corto plazo
"El efectivo y las cuentas por cobrar son activos a corto plazo."
Ativo de curto prazo
Transliteration: Ativo de curto prazo
"O dinheiro e as contas a receber são ativos de curto prazo."
अल्पकालिक संपत्ति
Transliteration: Alpkalik sampatti
"नकद और खाता प्राप्तियाँ अल्पकालिक संपत्ति हैं।"
短期资产
Transliteration: Duǎnqī zīchǎn
"现金和应收账款是短期资产。"
단기 자산
Transliteration: Dangi jasan
"현금과 외상매출금은 단기 자산입니다."
短期資産
Transliteration: Tankishisan
"現金と売掛金は短期資産です。"
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