asset |ˈasɛt|nouna useful or valuable thing or person: quick reflexes were his chief assets | the school is anasset to the community.• (usu. assets) an item of property owned by a person or company, regarded as having value and available to meet debts, commitments, or legacies: growth in net assets.ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the plural in the sense ‘sufficient estate to allowdischarge of a will’): from an Anglo-Norman French legal term, from Old Frenchasez ‘enough’, based on Latin ad ‘to’ + satis ‘enough’.
grit |grɪt|noun [ mass noun ]1 small loose particles of stone or sand: she had a bit of grit in her eye.• [ as modifier ] (with numeral) indicating the grade of fineness of an abrasive:400 grit paper.• (also gritstone )a coarse sandstone.2 courage and resolve; strength of character: I've known few men who could match Maude's grit.verb ( grits, gritting, gritted )1 [ with obj. ] spread grit and often salt on (an icy road).2 [ no obj. ] grate: fine red dust that gritted between the teeth.PHRASESgrit one's teeth clench one's teeth, especially when faced with something unpleasant: grit your teeth and splash yourself with cold water! • resolve to do something difficult or unpleasant: Parliament must grit its teeth and take action.ORIGIN Old English grēot ‘sand, gravel’, of Germanic origin; related to GermanGriess, also to groats.
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assetsgrit |grɪt|noun [ mass noun ]1 small loose particles of stone or sand: she had a bit of grit in her eye.• [ as modifier ] (with numeral) indicating the grade of fineness of an abrasive:400 grit paper.• (also gritstone )a coarse sandstone.2 courage and resolve; strength of character: I've known few men who could match Maude's grit.verb ( grits, gritting, gritted )1 [ with obj. ] spread grit and often salt on (an icy road).2 [ no obj. ] grate: fine red dust that gritted between the teeth.PHRASESgrit one's teeth clench one's teeth, especially when faced with something unpleasant: grit your teeth and splash yourself with cold water! • resolve to do something difficult or unpleasant: Parliament must grit its teeth and take action.ORIGIN Old English grēot ‘sand, gravel’, of Germanic origin; related to GermanGriess, also to groats.
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