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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStale Assets
/steɪl ˈæsɛts/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Assets that have lost their value or are no longer useful in a financial context.
"The company's balance sheet was cluttered with stale assets that needed to be written off." - 2
Investments or properties that are no longer generating returns.
"Investors were wary of purchasing the portfolio due to its stale assets."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'stale' originates from the Old English 'stæl', meaning 'to be stale or old', while 'assets' comes from the Latin 'assētus', meaning 'to be sufficient or adequate'. The combination reflects a modern financial context where assets are considered outdated or no longer valuable.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stale Assets" is said worldwide
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Actifs périmés
Transliteration: Aktif perime
"Les actifs périmés doivent être éliminés du bilan."
Veraltete Vermögenswerte
Transliteration: Veraltete Vermögenswerte
"Veraltete Vermögenswerte müssen aus der Bilanz entfernt werden."
Attivi obsoleti
Transliteration: Attivi obsoleti
"Gli attivi obsoleti devono essere rimossi dal bilancio."
Activos obsoletos
Transliteration: Aktivos obsoletos
"Los activos obsoletos deben ser eliminados del balance."
Ativos obsoletos
Transliteration: Ativos obsoletos
"Os ativos obsoletos devem ser removidos do balanço."
पुराने संपत्ति
Transliteration: Purane sampatti
"पुराने संपत्ति को बैलेंस शीट से हटाना चाहिए।"
过时资产
Transliteration: Guòshí zīchǎn
"过时资产需要从资产负债表中删除。"
구식 자산
Transliteration: Gusik jasan
"구식 자산은 재무제표에서 제거해야 합니다."
古い資産
Transliteration: Furui shisan
"古い資産はバランスシートから削除する必要があります。"
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