financial asset

English

Noun

financial asset (plural financial assets)

1. (accounting) A non-physical asset whose value is derived from a contractual claim, such as bank deposits, bonds, and participations in companies' share capital.

   Coordinate terms: tangible asset, intangible asset

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: rahoitusvara, finanssivara
• French: immobilisation financière (fr) f, actif financier m
• Polish: aktywa finansowe pl

See also

• soft asset
• hard asset

Further reading

• “financial asset”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.