assets; property; capital
Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesnoun
property; assets; belongings
General term for things of value owned by a person or entity.
The assets under his name have already exceeded ten million.
Protecting one's legal assets is the right of every individual.
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Fixed assets and current assets are managed differently.
noun
capital; funds (of an enterprise)
Refers specifically to the money or capital resources of a business or organization.
This company has strong assets and is highly competitive.
We need more capital to expand production scale.
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Revitalizing enterprise assets is an important way to improve efficiency.
noun
assets (in accounting; the side of a balance sheet representing the application of funds)
technicalTechnical accounting term referring to the left side of a balance sheet (assets = liabilities + owner's equity).
The balance sheet shows that the company's assets exceed its liabilities.
Current assets include cash, inventory, and accounts receivable.
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This transaction will increase our assets by ten percent.