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Assets: Anything of value. Any interest in real or personal property which can be appropriated for the payment of debt.

Other Assets: Assets exclusive of current assets and property, plant and equipment. Other assets can include intangibles, deposits, loans made, and miscellaneous non-current assets.

Owners Equity (Net Assets): The ownership interest in the assets of an entity: equal total assets minus total liabilities.

Operating Assets: Long-term, or noncurrent, assets acquired for use in the business rather than for resale: includes property, plant, and equipment: intangible assets: and natural resources.

Miscellaneous Current Assets: An account for current assets that do not fall into the following categories: cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable, other receivables, inventory, and prepaid expenses.

Return On Total Assets: The ratio of earnings available to common stockholders to total assets.

Acquisition Of Assets: A merger or consolidation in which an acquirer purchases the selling firm's assets.

Circulating Assets: The opposite to Fixed assets . Circulating assets describe those assets that turn from cash to goods and back again (hence the term circulating). Typically, you buy some raw materials, start . . . View Full Definition

Nonoperating Assets: Investment and other assets not used in a business but held to earn a return separate from operations.

Miscellaneous Non-Current Assets: An account for assets not including current assets, property, plant and equipment, intangibles, deposits, and loans made.