quick assets

4.2

Money and things that can become cash quickly, like short-term investments or amounts customers owe

noun

Specialized

: activos líquidos

Unlike inventory, quick assets can be turned into cash within days.

Examples

Investors often examine quick assets to determine a firm's short-term financial health.
The company's quick assets allow it to cover immediate expenses without delay.
The company has a high level of quick assets.
Investors prefer firms with substantial quick assets.
Investors often examine quick assets to determine a firm's short-term financial health.
The company's quick assets allow it to cover immediate expenses without delay.
Unlike inventory, quick assets can be turned into cash within days.

Synonyms

liquid assets

vsquick assets

Specialized

3 4.1

Cash or things you can quickly sell without losing much value

is convertible rapidly but focuses on speed rather than preserving full value

How Liquid

cash

∞ 1.0

quick assets

Specialized

4.2

current assets

Specialized

1 3.6

inventory

279 3.6

Surface Forms

quick assets singular

quick assets plural

Morphology

quick + assets

The adjective-noun composition is directly interpretable: 'quick' (happening in a short time) modifies 'assets', so a learner can infer these are assets that are available or convertible rapidly (i.e., quickly accessible funds). This compositional pattern is a standard modifier relationship and mirrors common cross-linguistic expressions for readily usable or liquid resources, making the meaning accessible to learners who know both words.

Etymology

The phrase quick assets gives a simple picture: quick means fast and assets are things a company owns, so these are the items it can change into cash very fast. So, quick assets means the company's money or things it can use right away to 'pay bills'.