current assets

plural noun

: assets of a short-term nature that are readily convertible to cash

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The industry power ranking also charts firms’ annual returns for 2025 and their current assets under management. Hugh Leask, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026 How to Calculate Working Capital To calculate working capital, subtract your company’s current liabilities from its current assets. Block Advisors Contributor, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026 That compares to total current assets of around $5.6 trillion. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025 Silver Lake's portfolio of current assets includes Dell Technologies, which is run by Michael Dell, who Trump said would be involved in the deal. Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for current assets

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of current assets was circa 1909

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“Current assets.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/current%20assets. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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