assets

Everyday

1. (money) Things a person or company owns that are worth money, like a house, savings or machines. tree →
2. A useful quality, skill or person: «She is an asset to the team». tree →
3. (computing) Files like pictures and sounds used in a game or app. tree →

In the lessons

In money lessons, assets are what you own and debts are what you owe. In everyday talk, a kind pupil is «an asset to the class». In game design, assets are images and sounds. Phrases: «a great asset», «assets and debts».

Examples

• The company's assets include three factories. tree →
• Her kindness is one of her best assets. tree →
• He's a real asset to the football team. tree →
• We added sound assets to our game. tree →
• A house is a big asset. tree →
• They had to sell their assets to pay the debt. tree →

Note

Countable. In maths/money: net worth = assets − debts (liabilities). Opposite in money: liabilities.