Phrase guide

current asset

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An asset on the balance sheet which is expected to be sold or otherwise used up in the near future, usually within one year, or one business cycle - whichever is longer, such as cash, accounts receivable, and inventory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: accounting, business, finance

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ընթացիկ ակտիվ (əntʻacʻik aktiv) — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Chinese Mandarin: 流動資產 /流动资产 (liúdòng zīchǎn) — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Czech: oběžná aktiva — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Czech: oběžný majetek — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Finnish: vaihtuva vastaava — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • French: actif circulant — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • German: Umlaufvermögen — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Greek: κυκλοφορούν ενεργητικό (kykloforoún energitikó) — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Greek: βραχυπρόθεσμο ενεργητικό (vrachypróthesmo energitikó) — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Indonesian: aktiva lancar — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Indonesian: aset lancar — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Japanese: 流動資産 (ryūdō shisan) — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Korean: 유동자산 (yudongjasan) — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Malay: aset semasa — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Norwegian Bokmål: omløpsmiddel — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Portuguese: ativo circulante — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Russian: теку́щий акти́в (tekúščij aktív) — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Spanish: activo corriente — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Swedish: omsättningstillgång — finance: an organization's fixed assets
  • Vietnamese: tài sản lưu động — finance: an organization's fixed assets