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liquid asset

 
 
noun [C]

Definition

ACCOUNTING, FINANCE cash, or an investment or something valuable that can be easily sold: She has very few liquid assets as most of her wealth is tied up in stocks and shares. Treasury bills are held as liquid assets.
(Definition of liquid asset noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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