asset
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
a person or quality that is useful or helps you succeed.
a useful or valuable quality, skill, or person that provides an advantage.
Simple“Her ability to speak three languages is a huge asset to the company.”
In context“The manager quickly realised that the new recruit's calm temperament during a crisis was his greatest professional asset.”
Antonyms - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
something valuable that a person or company owns, such as money, property, or land.
an item of property owned by a person or company, regarded as having value and available to meet debts or commitments.
Simple“The bank looked at his assets, including his house and car, before giving him a loan.”
In context“The corporation was forced to liquidate its fixed assets to cover the mounting losses from its failed overseas expansion.”
- 03 C1 Advanced
a person who provides secret information to a government or intelligence agency.
an individual who provides information or services to an intelligence agency, often while operating within a foreign country or organisation.
Simple“The agency lost contact with their main asset in the capital city.”
In context“Intelligence officials refused to comment on the identity of the asset who had provided the location of the insurgent headquarters.”
- 04 C1 Advanced
a person's physical features, especially those considered attractive.
a person's physical attributes, typically used to refer to the breasts, buttocks, or genitalia in a suggestive manner.
Simple“She wore a tight dress that showed off her best assets.”
In context“The tabloid article focused more on the actress's physical assets than on her performance in the film.”
- 05 C1 Advanced
a digital file or piece of software that can be used again in different projects.
any digital component, model, or framework of value that can be leveraged or reused across multiple systems or projects.
Simple“The game developers created a library of 3D assets to use in the new level.”
In context“The software architecture was designed to ensure that every digital asset could be easily integrated into future iterations of the platform.”
“Dewan Rahman said overconfident leaders can also be an asset to companies because of their ability to make bold decisions.”
“A trust is a legal arrangement for owning and managing property and other assets .”
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Early Medieval Latin ad Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-der. Early Medieval Latin satis Early Medieval Latin ad satis Old French asez Anglo-Norman asetzder. English assetsbf. English asset Back-formation from assets, from Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez (“enough”). Compare Middle English asseth.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.