Asset Valuation

noun a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality

adjective relating to or describing something that is valuable or beneficial

• The company's assets include real estate, equipment, and intellectual property.
• She's got some serious assets - a nice car, a big house, you name it.
• Check out his assets, he's loaded!
• Her assets go beyond just money; she has a wealth of knowledge and experience.

noun a light touch or stroke

verb to strike lightly

adverb in a gentle or light manner

• The plumber needed to tap up the leak in the pipe before it caused any further damage.
• I'll just tap up this message and send it to you real quick.
• Let me tap up my friend to see if he wants to hang out tonight.
• She had to tap up her courage before giving the presentation in front of a large audience.

adjective A word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.

• The appraiser provided a depreciatory assessment of the antique vase.
• She made a depreciatory comment about his new haircut.
• I don't appreciate your depreciatory remarks about my cooking skills.
• His constant criticism had a depreciatory effect on her self-esteem.

noun a type of asset that has experienced a significant drop in value and is difficult to sell

adjective describing the assets as harmful or detrimental

• The bank had to write off billions of dollars in toxic assets during the financial crisis.
• The bank had some really bad investments, so they had to get rid of those toxic assets.
• Man, those toxic assets really messed up the bank's balance sheet.
• Her toxic assets were weighing her down, preventing her from moving forward in life.