Word Finder - asset

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Something or someone of any value; any portion of one's property or effects so considered.

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These shares are a valuable asset.

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Any component, model, process or framework of value that can be leveraged or reused.

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An intelligence asset.

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(usually in the plural) The private parts; a woman's breasts or buttocks, or a man's genitalia.

You're a vital asset and the director knows it.

These constitute the main asset of the government.

The Old Testament was an immense religious asset to the early church.

These four great deposits of mineral wealth are still richly productive, and constitute the greatest industrial asset which the colony possesses.

Your home may be your largest financial asset.

I told him I had no idea how you accomplished what you did but you were a crystal ball of an asset to us.

Positively it may be affirmed that the recovered figure of the historical Jesus is the greatest asset in the possession of modern Christian theology and apologetics.

The deep-sea and coast fisheries of Ireland form a valuable national asset, which still admits of much development and improvement despite the fact that a considerable number of acts of parliament have been passed to promote and foster the fishing industry.

In Egypt the United Presbyterians of America have met with considerable success among the Copts, and their fine educational work has proved a valuable asset both to themselves and the country.

The famous Pearl islands of the Gulf of Panama are claimed by Colombia, and their pearl oyster fisheries are considered a rentable asset by the government.

Thus the Merovirigians had shown themselves incapable of rising above the barbarous notion that royalty is a personal asset to the idea that royalty is of the state, a power belonging to the nation and instituted for the benefit of all.

Once more, Merrill Cooms was an invaluable asset to us.

After the telephone call tonight, he wasn't so sure money was an asset.

It'll make him an invaluable asset.

Johnson, whose chief asset was the MS. tragedy of Irene, was at first the host of his former pupil, who, however, before the end of the year took up his residence at Rochester with John Colson (afterwards Lucasian professor at Cambridge).

Commonly this will require an apportionment of the total value in proportion to the value of each asset.

Asset finance Asset finance is widely used in the United Kingdom, allowing firms to exploit the value of their asset finance Asset finance is widely used in the United Kingdom, allowing firms to exploit the value of their assets in securing finance.

A grove of horse chestnut trees may become an asset too valuable for small boys to plunder!

A fixed debenture or mortgage debenture is secured on a named asset similar to a mortgage that is secured on one's own house.

This draws attention to your bust as an asset.

Everyone has an asset or two, so identify yours.

Although the timbers of commercial value are confined practically to the eastern and a portion of the western coastal belt and a few inland tracts of Australia, they constitute an important national asset.

There are two young children aged 8 and 9. The only capital asset is the jointly owned home subject to a mortgage.

A car rental is a big asset when visiting Hawaii.

In general, I think the American penchant for playing around and exploring the limits of the possible can be a valuable asset.

Before joining academia full time Frank worked for asset managers in the field of Socially Responsible Investments.

The children's analysis in online-only appendix had an asset.

Chelsea's asset quality remains high with mortgage arrears 20% less than the industry average.

Well another asset of a company is an intangible asset called ' Goodwill ' .

At Holt, the William Marriott Museum is due to open in the next few weeks, adding a valuable asset to the railroad.

The amount of taper relief also depends upon whether the asset has been held as a business asset or a non-business asset.

A great asset to our breeding program and her very old bloodlines will be preserved for years to come.

He is now broke - his only asset are the plans for his nuclear power plant.

Life asset group of baltimore-based chapman about providing sufficient a short period.

This was partly because Russian children were more likely to see intelligent classmates as an asset.

Because of the superior quality of the dilute to the clearwing many clearwing breeders find the dilute of valuable asset in their breeding program.

This part of the framework would also be a valuable and highly complementary asset to RSF.

The obligation to operate PAYE applies where the asset in its enhanced state is a readily convertible asset.

Conventional asset protection is not hiding assets, defrauding creditors or evading income taxes.

Quality Scientists ' experimental data is their most precious asset.

Can be quickly trained the company boasts asset says David.

Accelerated depreciation up to 150% for certain asset classes.

Ironically, the extensive legacy of post industrial dereliction also proved to be an asset.

Investment assets listed should include a description of the asset held.

Apart from those was his greatest asset of all a cold, ruthless and single-minded determination which ruled his long and lonely life.

I mean who gives a toss about the transfer between funds to reflect the straight line devaluation of the fixed asset.

Asset prices and Inflation Targetting Asset price misalignments are likely to pose a rather different kind of challenge.

A special thanks to Brett Wendorf who was extremely obliging, generous with his time and is an asset to your team.

We are very pleased to have celebrated the official opening of the new interchange, which is such a major asset for our region.

John Roselli was a strategist, an influence peddler, a self declared patriot - an asset.