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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 Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP) operates a diversified portfolio of high-quality utilities, transport, midstream and data assets. — Tipranks Staff, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026 For this mob, watches are as much assets to flip as trophies to collect. — Adam Erace, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 That initial agreement included provisions on sanctions relief; the release of frozen assets; and a cessation of military operations, including in Lebanon. — Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Details like labels, pocket flashers, packaging and visual assets were reimagined through Imogene + Willie’s distinctive design process. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026 In a separate roofing engagement, the client’s name appeared in several forms across its local-search assets. — Oleg Levitas, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Likely voters expressed middling support for Proposition 40, a one-time 5% tax on billionaires’ assets intended to compensate for an impending $100 billion in federal healthcare funding cuts. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Her femininity ended up becoming one of her strongest assets. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 The result was therefore bipartisan, but hardly an overwhelming rejection of digital assets. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assets
  1. wealth
  2. capital
  3. funds
  4. money
Noun
  • The Proposition 40 billionaire wealth tax is shaping up to be the most expensive and contentious ballot fight this year.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But the tension preceding the moment — and the already-out-of-hand margin on the scoreboard — already created a wealth of damage.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of wealth
Noun
  • The water level of a major reservoir supplying the bustling capital city of Jakarta -- the world's biggest metropolis -- is dropping inch by inch.
    — EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Indeed, stocks have rocketed to record highs in recent years thanks to all the capital tied to the emergence of artificial intelligence, with investors looking to gain exposure to the trend.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of capital
Noun
  • The settlements allowing federal authorities to recoup the funds helped resolve allegations that several companies made false certifications on their PPP loan and forgiveness applications.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Ninety percent of the revenue would fund healthcare programs, and the remaining funds would be spent on education programs and food assistance.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of funds
Noun
  • That was in part to force the fathers to pay child maintenance, thus saving taxpayers’ money, but also supposedly to save the souls of both parents.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The page’s owners pled guilty to state criminal charges of conspiracy and money laundering, leading to the site’s shutdown in 2018.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of money

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“Assets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assets. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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