Definition of "asset"

asset

/ˈæsɪt/

noun
plural assets
1. A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows.
  Quotations
  And when I look at this country’s incredible assets. Our scientists, our engineers, our world-leading universities, our armed forces. When I look at the potential of this country waiting to be unleashed, I know that we can turn this opportunity into a stunning success.
  January 31 2020, Boris Johnson, Brexit Day speech
  1. (accounting) Any item recorded on the left-hand side of a balance sheet.
2. (software) Any component, model, process or framework of value that can be leveraged or reused.
3. (espionage) An intelligence asset.
4. (slang, usually in the plural) A woman's breasts or buttocks or a man's genitalia.
  Quotations
  Perhaps it is simply common for wives to want their female friends to see their husband nude – especially if he has nice assets. Honestly, I also wanted to see the dick of Brian and Andrew.
  2009, Kaitlynn Maguire, Margaret Tingley, Serendipitous Moments of Female Sensuality, page 27
  “Slave Alexi has nice assets.”
  2009, Cheyenne McCray, The First Sin: A Lexi Steele Novel, page 189
  Muse studied Ida May's breasts for a moment, then reached out and grabbed the left one. “Good size. Firm. Yeah, you got some nice assets.”
  2016, Deanna Chase, Spirits, Rock Stars, and a Midnight Chocolate Bar: Pyper Rayne, Book 2