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Added 9 October 2026

asset

/ˈæsɛt/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about asset at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A useful or valuable quality.

Origin

Back-formation from assets, from Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez (“enough”). Compare Middle English asseth.

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