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Assets

Noun CEFR B1
ˈæsɛts

Definitions

  1. Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts.
    plural, plural-normally
  2. The left side of a balance sheet.
    plural, plural-normally
  3. 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.
    plural, plural-normally
  4. Any goods or property properly available for the payment of a bankrupt's or a deceased person's obligations or debts.
    plural, plural-normally
  5. Private parts; a woman's breasts or buttocks, or a man's genitalia.
    plural, plural-normally, slang, vulgar

Equivalents

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Examples

His assets are much greater than his liabilities.”
The assets must equal liabilities, otherwise there is an error in your balance sheet.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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