asset

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Finance

n. something valuable that a person or company owns, such as money, property, or land.

n. an item of property owned by a person or company, regarded as having value and available to meet debts or commitments.

“The bank looked at his assets, including his house and car, before giving him a loan.”

“The corporation was forced to liquidate its fixed assets to cover the mounting losses from its failed overseas expansion.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Formal

n. a person who provides secret information to a government or intelligence agency.

n. an individual who provides information or services to an intelligence agency, often while operating within a foreign country or organisation.

“The agency lost contact with their main asset in the capital city.”

“Intelligence officials refused to comment on the identity of the asset who had provided the location of the insurgent headquarters.”

C1 · Advanced Plural noun Informal · Slang · Humorous

n. a person's physical features, especially those considered attractive.

n. a person's physical attributes, typically used to refer to the breasts, buttocks, or genitalia in a suggestive manner.

“She wore a tight dress that showed off her best assets.”

“The tabloid article focused more on the actress's physical assets than on her performance in the film.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a digital file or piece of software that can be used again in different projects.

n. any digital component, model, or framework of value that can be leveraged or reused across multiple systems or projects.

“The game developers created a library of 3D assets to use in the new level.”

“The software architecture was designed to ensure that every digital asset could be easily integrated into future iterations of the platform.”