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plural noun Commerce.

assets that are readily convertible into cash, usually within one year, without loss in value.

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Origin of current assets

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby current assets

currency bond, currency note, currency principle, current, current account, current assets, current balance, current cost, current-cost accounting, current density, current efficiency

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But he marred it all by a temper so ungovernable that in Paris there was current a byword, "Explosive as Garnache."
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That—and no existing institution and no current issue—is the primary concern of the present age.
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It has been found, within the current year, impossible to read even a newspaper!
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A subtle current of desire passed through her body, weakening her hold upon the brushes and making her eyes burn.
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British Dictionary definitions for current assets

current assets

pl n

cash and operating assets that are convertible into cash within a yearAlso called: floating assets Compare fixed assets

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plural noun Commerce.

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