American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - n. A useful or valuable quality, person, or thing; an
advantage or resource: proved herself an asset to the company. -
n. A valuable item that is owned. - n. A spy working in his or
her own country and controlled by the enemy. - n. Accounting The
entries on a balance sheet showing all properties, both tangible
and intangible, and claims against others that may be applied to
cover the liabilities of a person or business. Assets can
include cash, stock, inventories, property rights, and goodwill.
- n. The entire property owned by a person, especially a
bankrupt, that can be used to settle debts. Century Dictionary
and Cyclopedia - n. See assets. - n. Something or someone of any
value; any portion of one's property or effects so considered. -
n. software Any component, model, process or framework of value
that can be leveraged or reused. - n. espionage intelligence
asset GNU Webster's 1913 - n. Any article or separable part of
one's assets.