Asset
['æset] or ['æsɛt]
Definition
(n.) Any article or separable part of one's assets.
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Examples
- It was the last asset in their fortunes, the nucleus around which their life was to be rebuilt. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Genius is too great an asset to be wasted or misapplied. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- She had been willing from the first to employ Lily in the show-room: as a displayer of hats, a fashionable beauty might be a valuable asset. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Within the memory of some persons now living, the tinder box was a valuable asset to the home, particularly in the pioneer regions of the West. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A happy nature is a great asset. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- A waterfall, or a rapid stream, is a great asset to any community, and for this reason should be carefully guarded. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- He lost little by it, and in the long run the wide-spread advertising of this policy of business proved an invaluable asset. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- These cover about 50,000,000 acres, and, with those of Alaska, are held by the government as national assets. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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