intangible asset

noun

Any valuable property, as of a business, that is not physical by nature, including intellectual property, customer lists, goodwill, account balances, bearer bonds, registered bonds, and currency.

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Meanings

nounintangible asset (plural intangible assets)

plural intangible assets

  1. accountingAny valuable property, as of a business, that is not physical by nature, including intellectual property, customer lists, goodwill, account balances, bearer bonds, registered bonds, and currency.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounassets that are saleable though not material or physical

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 無形資產 /无形资产
  • 無形資產 /无形资产 (wúxíng zīchǎn)valuable property
Czech nehmotné aktivum
  • nehmotné aktivumvaluable property
Dutch immateriële activa
  • immateriële activavaluable property
Finnish aineeton hyödyke
  • aineeton hyödykevaluable property
French immobilisation incorporelle, actif incorporel
  • immobilisation incorporellevaluable property
  • actif incorporelvaluable property
Hungarian immateriális javak
  • immateriális javakvaluable property
Polish wartość niematerialna
  • wartość niematerialnavaluable property
Russian нематериа́льный акти́в, невеще́ственный акти́в
  • нематериа́льный акти́в (nemateriálʹnyj aktív)valuable property
  • невеще́ственный акти́в (neveščéstvennyj aktív)valuable property
  • неосяза́емый акти́в (neosjazájemyj aktív)valuable property
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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