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 For capable enemy forces like China, this would mean the B-52 would need supporting assets to either deflect attention away from them or directly protect them. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026 France agreed to deploy defense assets, including military personnel. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 The people overseeing the remaining assets also want to sell employee data to Google to train artificial intelligence. — Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 At stake is not just some meetings, but a questioning of the kingdom’s pitch as a safe home for trillions in financial assets, data centers, and new industries. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2026 The case is not challenging whether alternative assets like hedge funds and private equity can be used in a 401(k) plan alongside stocks and bonds. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 The new ParaBros is inheriting several lucrative IP assets from the Burbank lot shepherded by De Luca and Abdy — Ocean’s Eleven, Gremlins, Gladys, Minecraft 2 and more going forward, 38 features overall, dated into 2029. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026 Inequality began accelerating again in the late seventies, and the amount of assets in the hands of the top one per cent increased dramatically. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 On top of that, hedge funds could transmit stress across different assets, Maher warned. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assets
  1. wealth
  2. capital
  3. funds
  4. money
Noun
  • The confidence gap in philanthropy mirrors a broader anxiety wealth advisors have noticed about whether heirs are ready for any of it.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Monica Heslington, head of the Goldman Sachs family office art and collectibles strategy practice, said the guide is designed for the bank’s private wealth clients.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of wealth
Noun
  • Otthon Centrum analyst Gábor Soóki-Tóth said Tihany is one of the most expensive places in Hungary to buy a vacation property — with prices outstripping those in the nation's capital.
    — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who is stationed at Futenma Air Station, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the island's capital city, Naha, early Saturday and stealing her wallet and backpack.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of capital
Noun
  • In Taiwan, telecom and media companies have formed joint funds with a public agency.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • For the most part, the funds from alternative investment companies promising investors a piece of the physical infrastructure powering the AI economy remain the province of institutional investors like pension funds.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of funds
Noun
  • The source expressed optimism that the military money would come through but cautioned that it neither had been secured nor guaranteed.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • What if suddenly the family needed something from the nanny that money couldn’t simply buy?
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of money

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“Assets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assets. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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