fixed asset

fixed asset definition - finance
An asset that will not be consumed in the short term, such as a building, equipment, and furniture. These assets are quantified on a companyÂ’s balance sheet and depreciation expenses are taken on them.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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