asset

noun

A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows.

(accounting) Any item recorded on the left-hand side of a balance sheet.

(software) Any component, model, process or framework of value that can be leveraged or reused.

(espionage) An intelligence asset.

(slang, usually in the plural) A woman's breasts or buttocks or a man's genitalia.

Initialism of Association of Supervisory Staffs, Executives and Technicians.

Roots

adas- · Latin · to satisset- · Latin · enough

Synonyms for asset

equityn holdingsn propertyn resourcen wealthn

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Where does asset come from?

The word asset breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: as-, from Latin ad (“to”); and set, from Latin satis (“enough”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.