noun
1 useful person/thing
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , considerable , great , important , invaluable , precious , priceless , real , tremendous , useful , valuable
▪
The teachers are the school's biggest ~.
▪ best , main , major , principal , prize , prized
▪ cultural
▪
The country's cultural ~s should be made more accessible.
▪ natural
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Scotland's mountain areas are a natural ~ to be proud of.
▪
A healthy smile is a natural ~ to your appearance.
▪ military , strategic
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
She will be an ~ to any school she attends.
2 what a company owns
ADJECTIVE
▪ combined , total
▪ gross , net
▪
The company's net ~s are worth millions.
▪ business , company , corporate
▪ commercial , financial
▪ current , disposable , liquid
▪
Liquid ~s can be sold more quickly.
▪ capital , fixed , fund , non-cash ( esp. BrE ), non-monetary , physical , property
▪ intangible , tangible
▪ wasting
▪ hidden
▪
They have hidden ~s in banks around the world.
▪ foreign , overseas
▪ personal
▪ national , public , state
VERB + ASSET
▪ have , hold , own , possess
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~s held by the company in Asia
▪ transfer
▪
He transferred all his ~s into his wife's name.
▪ accumulate , acquire , buy , purchase
▪ dispose of , realize , sell
▪
The business disposed of all its capital ~s.
▪ value
▪ increase , reduce
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The company has increased its UK ~s.
▪ freeze
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The courts can order a company's ~s to be frozen.
▪ release
▪ seize
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The authorities have the power to seize the ~s of convicted drug dealers.
▪ protect
▪ manage , use
ASSET + VERB
▪ be worth sth
▪ appreciate , grow , increase
▪
Net ~s have grown to $169 million.
▪ decline , depreciate
ASSET + NOUN
▪ price , value
▪ management
▪ sale
PHRASES
▪ ~s and liabilities