asset

The word “asset” means something valuable that a person, company, or country owns or controls. In plain terms, something (or someone) valuable that you own or that helps you.

“Asset” is pronounced A-seht (/ˈæsɛt/ in IPA).

Here is “asset” used in a sentence: “The company's biggest asset is its skilled workforce.”

The opposite of “asset” — its antonyms — is liability.

“Asset” is a noun.

The word “asset” comes from Old French. A back-formation from "assets", from Anglo-Norman asetz ("enough"), from Old French assez.

“Asset” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Asset” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: something valuable that a person, company, or country owns or controls.

An asset is something valuable that a person, company, or country owns or controls, while a liability is something they owe, such as a debt or obligation. In simple terms, assets add to your worth and liabilities subtract from it.

A resource is something available to be used, such as money, materials, or time, while an asset is something valuable that is actually owned or controlled and can bring benefit. Assets are usually counted as belonging to someone, whereas resources are simply things you can draw on.

'Property' usually refers to physical things you own, especially land and buildings, while 'assets' is a broader term covering anything of value, including property, money, investments, and even useful skills. All property can be an asset, but not every asset is property.