Both Uses of
assets
in
Crime and Punishment
- Even as it is, she was quite right: she was suffering and that was her asset, so to speak, her capital which she had a perfect right to dispose of.†
Chpt 5.1 *
- Of course, in the future society there will be no need of assets, but her part will have another significance, rational and in harmony with her environment.†
Chpt 5.1
Definition:
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(assets as in: it's one of her best assets) a positive trait or thing of valuein various senses, including:
- a positive trait -- as in "Her confidence is an asset in the job search."
- something highly valued -- as in "The University is one of the city's greatest assets."
- soldiers or military equipment -- as in "They moved assets into the contested area."
- a spy -- as in "She was the United States' most valuable asset in China."
editor's notes: Assets are often contrasted to their opposite, liabilities.