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   As·set

   /ˈaˌset/

   

   noun

   • 1. a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality: "quick reflexes were his chief asset" Similar benefitadvantageblessinggood pointstrong pointstrengthfortetalentgiftstrong suitlong suitvirtuerecommendationattractionattractive featureselling pointresourcebeautyboonvaluemeritbonusaidhelpsaving graceredeeming featurecompensating featureinformal:plusproOpposite liabilityhandicap
   • ▪ 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
   • ▪ military equipment, such as planes, ships, communications and radar installations, employed or targeted in military operations.

   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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