hidden asset

  • 1hidden asset — n. An asset recorded on a company’s books at much less than its market value. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. hidden asset An item of valu …

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  • 2Hidden asset — In finance, a hidden asset is an asset that is not shown on a balance sheet. [cite web | url=http://www.investorwords.com/2303/hidden asset.html | title=Hidden asset definition | publisher=InvestorWords.com | accessdate=2007 01 21] An example of… …

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  • 3hidden asset — Asset carried on books at a substantially reduced or understated value; its market value being greater than its book value …

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  • 4hidden asset — Asset carried on books at a substantially reduced or understated value; its market value being greater than its book value …

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  • 5hidden asset — /ˌhɪd(ə)n æset/ noun an asset which is valued much less in the company’s accounts than its true market value …

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  • 6asset — as·set / a ˌset, sət/ n [back formation from assets, singular, sufficient property to pay debts and legacies, from Anglo French asetz, from Old French asez enough] 1: the entire property of a person, business organization, or estate that is… …

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  • 7asset — noun 1 useful person/thing ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, great, important, invaluable, precious, priceless, real, tremendous, useful …

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  • 8hidden — adj. Hidden is used with these nouns: ↑agenda, ↑asset, ↑assumption, ↑camera, ↑cause, ↑compartment, ↑corner, ↑cost, ↑curriculum, ↑danger, ↑depth, ↑desire …

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  • 9hidden reserve — Funds held in reserve but not disclosed on the balance sheet (they are also known as off balance sheet reserves or secret reserves). They arise when an asset is deliberately either undisclosed or undervalued. Such hidden reserves are permitted… …

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  • 10hidden reserve — Funds held in reserve but not disclosed on the balance sheet (they are also known as off balance sheet reserves or secret reserves). They arise when an asset is deliberately either undisclosed or undervalued. Such hidden reserves are permitted… …

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