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Synonyms
as·set (ăśĕt́)

[Back-formation from English assets, sufficient goods to settle a testator's debts and legacies, from Anglo-Norman asetz, from asez, enough, from Vulgar Latin* ad satis, to sufficiency, Latin ad, to; see ad–, + Latin satis, enough.]

noun 

  1. A useful or valuable quality, person, or thing; an advantage or resource: proved herself an asset to the company.
  2. A valuable item that is owned.
  3. A spy working in his or her own country and controlled by the enemy.
    1. Accounting The entries on a balance sheet showing all properties, both tangible and intangible, and claims against others that may be applied to cover the liabilities of a person or business. Assets can include cash, stock, inventories, property rights, and goodwill.
    2. The entire property owned by a person, especially a bankrupt, that can be used to settle debts.