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Asset

//ˈæsɛt// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Association of Supervisory Staffs, Executives and Technicians. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows.

    "My assets consist of stocks in companies that pay a dividend, and a few apartments that pay me rental income."

  2. 2
    a useful or valuable quality wordnet
  3. 3
    A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows.; Any item recorded on the left-hand side of a balance sheet.
  4. 4
    Any component, model, process or framework of value that can be leveraged or reused.
  5. 5
    An intelligence asset.
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  1. 6
    A woman's breasts or buttocks or a man's genitalia. plural-normally, slang

    "Perhaps it is simply common for wives to want their female friends to see their husband nude – especially if he has nice assets. Honestly, I also wanted to see the dick of Brian and Andrew."

Etymology

Back-formation from assets, from Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez (“enough”). Compare Middle English asseth.

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