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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assets

/ˈæsɛts/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
as-sets
IPA
/ˈæsɛts/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of asset

noun

Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts.

noun

The left side of a balance sheet.

noun

Sufficient estate; property sufficient in the hands of an executor or heir to pay the debts or legacies of the testator or ancestor to satisfy claims against it.

noun

Any goods or property properly available for the payment of a bankrupt's or a deceased person's obligations or debts.

noun

Private parts; a woman's breasts or buttocks, or a man's genitalia.

Slang

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *séh₂tis Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin satis Early Medieval Latin ad satis Old French asez Anglo-Norman asetzder. English assets From Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez (“enough”). Originally singular, with the meaning "enough to meet liabilities"; later reanalyzed as a plural form.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: asetz, assez

Usage

Inflected Forms

asset (singular)

Phrases

swollen assets theory

Questions

How do you pronounce assets?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæsɛts/.
What does assets mean?
plural of asset
Where does assets come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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