atout — meaning in English

English meaning

• asset noun Something valuable that a person, company, or country owns or controls.
• trump noun In card games, a suit chosen (or turned up) to rank higher than the other three for that hand.

Senses

atout is used for these senses in English:

• trump (cards) A playing card of that suit.

asset — full definition

1. noun Something valuable that a person, company, or country owns or controls.
2. noun A useful quality, skill, or person that helps achieve something.

trump — full definition

1. noun In card games, a suit chosen (or turned up) to rank higher than the other three for that hand.
2. noun Something held back and used to gain an advantage at the right moment.
3. verb To beat or outdo someone or something, especially at the last moment.

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