current assets

plural noun

: assets of a short-term nature that are readily convertible to cash

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Lenders will look at business assets—especially current assets like cash and accounts receivable—to evaluate what could be recovered in the event of a default. Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 And if current assets churn off a dividend, lawmakers are allowed to set their paydays on autopilot to reinvest in the same firm, growing that footprint. Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Mar. 2026 The industry power ranking also charts firms’ annual returns for 2025 and their current assets under management. Hugh Leask, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026 Working capital is the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities and shows how much the business has available for day-to-day expenses. Qiaoyi Li, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for current assets

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of current assets was circa 1909

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“Current assets.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/current%20assets. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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