(n. pl.) Property of a deceased person, subject by law to the payment of his debts and legacies; -- called assets because sufficient to render the executor or administrator liable to the creditors and legatees, so far as such goods or estate may extend.
(n. pl.) Effects of an insolvent debtor or bankrupt, applicable to the payment of debts.
(n. pl.) The entire property of all sorts, belonging to a person, a corporation, or an estate; as, the assets of a merchant or a trading association; -- opposed to liabilities.
Example Sentences:
(1) A statement from the company said it had assigned all its assets for the benefit of creditors, in accordance with Massachusetts' law.
(2) The surge the prime minister talks about can only be achieved by coordinating assets across 43 forces.
(3) I believe that truth sets man free.” It was a curious stance for someone who spent many years undercover as a counter-espionage informant, a government propagandist, and unofficial asset of the Central Intelligence Agency.
(4) Henderson was given permission to join Fulham when Brendan Rodgers arrived at Anfield in 2012 but has since developed into an important asset for the Liverpool manager, to the extent that the 24-year-old is the leading candidate to succeed Steven Gerrard as club captain when the 34-year-old leaves for LA Galaxy.
(5) Half a million homes were sold in Scotland, we lost a huge, huge chunk of stock, and as house prices began to escalate so any asset to the community has gone.
(6) The Press Association tots up a total of £26bn in asset sales last year – including the state’s Eurostar stake, 30% of the Royal Mail and a slice of Lloyds.
(7) And we will sell those assets that can be managed better by the private sector.
(8) If you get a fit Diaby back, it will be a major asset for our team.
(9) Unfortunately, it probably won’t happen with many countries … But if we can have a great relationship with Russia, and China, and all countries, I’m all for that, that would be a tremendous asset.
(10) Glencore has responded in textbook fashion: it has cut operating costs, sold assets and taken the axe to capital investment.
(11) The reputations of companies linked to fossil fuels are at immediate risk from a fast-growing divestment campaign, one of Europe’s biggest asset managers has warned.
(12) But the full detail of the report and the scale of their assets is striking.
(13) Above all, Addis could help close tax loopholes that allow multinational companies to report profits in tax havens – rather than where their workforces, assets or sales are.
(14) The Ministry of Defence has said it is “planning for a seamless transition of assets”.
(15) The decision to split up News Corp followed the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, which focused the attention of investors on the company's newspaper assets, which are far less profitable than its film and TV businesses.
(16) Declarations are not public and the New York Times said four-fifths of the assets it found were held by relatives not covered by party rules, including his mother and various in-laws.
(17) Work with colleagues to retrieve, centrally store, check permissions and give new life to these assets.
(18) A trained economist, Klatten is Germany's richest woman with assets worth $14.3bn (and 58th richest in the world).
(19) He’s struck a few chords with the immigration stuff, and he’s managed to capture the most valuable asset in a campaign, which is the attention of the press.
(20) Whether divorce interrupts the savings process or destroys assets, it is unlikely that most individuals will be able to save enough in later life to overcome the loss.
Solvency
Definition:
(n.) The quality or state of being solvent.
Example Sentences:
(1) The FSA was fretting about solvency when liquidity was the problem.
(2) Without Solvency II we wouldn't be having this debate."
(3) They recognise there is a risk now that needs to be properly managed.” Asked if countries or companies could have their credit ratings downgraded because they were not properly managing the risk of extreme weather to their economies or solvency, Douglas said: “Absolutely yes.” Prof Andrew Watkinson, at the University of East Anglia and not part of the research team, said: “This timely report reminds us that extreme weather events affect us all, that we are not as resilient to current extreme events as we could be, and that the nature of extreme events is likely to change in the future.
(4) The effects on the agencies include attempting to maintain financial solvency while providing quality health care services; maintaining staff morale and productivity; making hi-tech services available at an increased cost on a 24-hour basis by qualified staff to remain competitive; and guaranteeing safe, sound policies and procedures for patients and staff.
(5) He said film studios and music labels had done everything they could to keep HMV alive, agreeing a year ago to take some of the company's solvency risk to allow it to keep trading.
(6) • The Bank fully supported the increase in national debt sanctioned by the then Labour government to rescue the banks and considered the action to be no threat to the solvency of the UK.
(7) We’ve therefore cut the amount of teaching we have to give to our students to the bone,” says Thomson, but it is a plan that will secure the future solvency of the college, rated outstanding by Ofsted in 2012.
(8) In his letter to the Guardian, Hayes continued: “The only time Libor rates were dishonest and inaccurate was during what became known as the ‘lowballing’ period, when senior bankers and central bankers conspired to mislead investors about the banks’ solvency [by suggesting that they could borrow money cheaper than they really could in order to camouflage fears banks’ finances were under strain].” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tom Hayes with his wife, Sarah.
(9) Bank runs, if they occur, will likely arise because of existential risks about the euro, rather than solvency or liquidity risks about banking systems," the UBS economists warned.
(10) After months of drama in the eurozone and its own solvency hanging by a thread, Greece reacted with euphoria on Tuesday at the news that international creditors had decided to not only revitalise its rescue programme, releasing long-overdue aid, but cut €40bn (£32bn) from its debt mountain.
(11) King again stressed that he did not regard the crisis as one of liquidity but as one about solvency and "the buildup of very large amounts of debt where concerns crept in on the ability of the borrowers to repay that debt".
(12) interactive The Charity Commission’s guidance to all charities on reserves states: “Deciding the level of reserves that a charity needs to hold is an important part of financial management and forward financial planning … if reserves are too low then the charity’s solvency and its future activities can be put at risk.” The senior source who spoke to the Guardian said Kids Company had an ethos that the money which came in should be spent on the children in need.
(13) In this report, we describe the result of an extensive investigation of the effects of the conformations of proteins on the solvency of the bulk-phase water in which the proteins are dissolved.
(14) And yes, it is the madness of the right: if not for the extremism of anti-tax Republicans, we would have no trouble reaching an agreement that would ensure long-run solvency.
(15) The European Central Bank has warned that if other ratings agencies echo S&P's judgment, it could be forced to stop accepting Greek bonds as collateral, jeopardising the solvency of parts of the European banking sector.
(16) The insurer, which generates nearly half of its sales in Asia, reiterated that it would consider moving its headquarters abroad depending on the outcome of the new rules being debated in Brussels, known as Solvency II, which are due to come into force in 2014.
(17) Speaking at Camp David, Hollande said European leaders were trying to balance the competing aims of reining in their budgets while stimulating their economies: "As President Obama noted, we need to pursue these two goals simultaneously: budgetary solvency and maximum growth."
(18) As the memorandum says, “all measures, legislative or otherwise, taken during the programme period, which may have an impact on banks’ operations, solvency, liquidity, asset quality etc should be taken in close consultation” with the troika.
(19) Requirements for insurance companies to support their solvency by owning a large proportion of gilts and bonds, and the Bank of England's rounds of quantitative easing, have both had a negative effect on annuity rates, and there seems to be little prospect of these improving in the short to medium term.
(20) Britain's biggest insurer warned in March that the Solvency II rules under discussion in Brussels risked destroying its American business and could force it out of the UK, with Hong Kong seen as the most likely new domicile.