current asset

noun

An asset on the balance sheet which is expected to be sold or otherwise used up in the near future, usually within one year, or one business cycle - whichever is longer, such as cash, accounts receivable, and inventory.

Opposite
non-current assetfixed asset
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Meanings

nouncurrent asset (plural current assets)

plural current assets

  1. accountingAn asset on the balance sheet which is expected to be sold or otherwise used up in the near future, usually within one year, or one business cycle - whichever is longer, such as cash, accounts receivable, and inventory.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
non-current assetfixed asset

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 流動資產 /流动资产
  • 流動資產 /流动资产 (liúdòng zīchǎn)finance: an organization's fixed assets
Czech oběžná aktiva, oběžný majetek
  • oběžná aktivafinance: an organization's fixed assets
  • oběžný majetekfinance: an organization's fixed assets
Finnish vaihtuva vastaava
  • vaihtuva vastaavafinance: an organization's fixed assets
French actif circulant
  • actif circulantfinance: an organization's fixed assets
German Umlaufvermögen
  • Umlaufvermögenfinance: an organization's fixed assets
Greek κυκλοφορούν ενεργητικό, βραχυπρόθεσμο ενεργητικό
  • κυκλοφορούν ενεργητικό (kykloforoún energitikó)finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • βραχυπρόθεσμο ενεργητικό (vrachypróthesmo energitikó)finance: an organization's fixed assets
Indonesian aktiva lancar, aset lancar
  • aktiva lancarfinance: an organization's fixed assets
  • aset lancarfinance: an organization's fixed assets
Japanese 流動資産
  • 流動資産 (ryūdō shisan)finance: an organization's fixed assets
Korean 유동자산
  • 유동자산 (yudongjasan)finance: an organization's fixed assets
Malay aset semasa
  • aset semasafinance: an organization's fixed assets
Norwegian Bokmål omløpsmiddel
  • omløpsmiddelfinance: an organization's fixed assets
Portuguese ativo circulante
  • ativo circulantefinance: an organization's fixed assets
Russian теку́щий акти́в
  • теку́щий акти́в (tekúščij aktív)finance: an organization's fixed assets
Spanish activo corriente
  • activo corrientefinance: an organization's fixed assets
Swedish omsättningstillgång
  • omsättningstillgångfinance: an organization's fixed assets
Vietnamese tài sản lưu động
  • tài sản lưu độngfinance: an organization's fixed assets
Cite this entry
APA

current asset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/current%20asset

MLA

“current asset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/current%20asset. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “current asset,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/current%20asset.

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