Both Uses
assets
in
Queen of Attolia
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- He told me a thief's greatest asset, like a queen's, was his mind.†
Chpt 5
- A neutral territory is an asset to both sides if they are evenly divided; it's a safe harbor they don't actually have to defend.†
Chpt 10 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(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."
Assets are often contrasted to their opposite, liabilities. -
(2)
(assets as in: the company's assets & liabilities) things of financial value; or a listing of the cash value of things ownedAssets are often considered with their opposite, liabilities (debt and other financial obligations).
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)