assets

noun

plural of asset
as in wealth
the total of one's money and property as a result of the booming economy, the college's assets grew dramatically over the course of the decade

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Recent Examples of assets If Washington intends to withdraw forces, assets or capabilities, allies need a roadmap and a timeline. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026 Many of the Silicon Valley tech moguls who oppose the measure have already moved their assets to other states or threatened to do so to avoid the possible tax. — CBS News, 26 June 2026 The union that crafted the proposal responded last week by proposing a legislative alternative that would create a 2% tax on billionaire’s assets. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 According to Steele, the bankruptcy trustee is now dividing the company’s assets, and the Cooper residents will likely only recover a small amount from the electric company. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026 The most obvious concession is compensating Cubans and Americans whose assets were confiscated during the revolution. — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026 North Field on Tinian, which was once the busiest airport in the world, was shut down after the war but is undergoing renovation to become an alternate base to Guam as Washington tries to disperse its assets around the region. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Those assets include natural gas and natural gas liquid (NGL) pipelines, gas processing facilities, crude oil terminals and gathering pipelines, water gathering pipelines, and more. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 For example, the Invesco QQQ Trust Series, better known by its ticker QQQ, tracks the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index and has $482 billion in assets. — Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assets
  1. wealth
  2. capital
  3. funds
  4. money
Noun
  • Its themes of power, wealth, consumerism and American identity remain as relevant as ever.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Alphonse Provinziano, managing partner of Provinziano & Associates law firm in Beverly Hills, also pointed to the mismatch in wealth in assessing possible spousal support for Kelce.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Definition of wealth
Noun
  • The fund will give Arada a new source of capital to fund its ambitions at a time when lenders and investors have become more cautious about Gulf real estate in the wake of the Iran war.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
  • That capital is now tied down rather than being deployed for investment or expansion.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of capital
Noun
  • Rodríguez said emergency economic measures will include relief funds for victims and temporary waivers on documentation and property registration fees to facilitate housing relocation.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • State funds will cover half of the incentive amount, and auto manufacturers will cover the other half.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of funds
Noun
  • Well, not bad in terms of trying to showcase how much money Europe is spending on its own defense, with a raft of billion-dollar deals announced with some of the world's largest military contractors.
    — Steve Sedgwick,Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • What begins as a history play transforms into a sharp-eyed satire about the cost of assimilation in a society where money, power and white privilege remain stubbornly intertwined.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of money

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