Something in the plus column

The answer

ASSET

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASSET answer page.

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• WIN (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ASSET

Every other clue in this collection answered by ASSET, most used first.

• Plus - used 169 times, most recently in 2026
• Useful skill - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
• Selling point - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• Liability's opposite - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
• Good thing to have - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Balance sheet item - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Strong point - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Item of value - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Resource - used 59 times, most recently in 2023
• Balance sheet plus - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Good thing - used 52 times, most recently in 2025
• Useful quality - used 51 times, most recently in 2025
• It's a good thing - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
• It's a plus - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Valuable quality - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Desirable quality - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Thing of value - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Something of value - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Valuable thing - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Black-ink item - used 29 times, most recently in 2016
• Valuable possession - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Black-ink entry - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
• Positive quality - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Balance sheet entry - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Positive trait - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Desirable trait - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Holding - used 23 times, most recently in 2021
• Good quality - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Positive attribute - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Valuable item - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Advantage - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
• Balance sheet listing - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Money in the bank, say - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Good point - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Any thing of value - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Item in the plus column - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Money in the bank, e.g. - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Opposite of a liability - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Useful thing - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Plus item - used 14 times, most recently in 2017
• Item in black - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
• Money in the bank - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Strength - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Useful ability - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Balance sheet positive - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Ledger entry - used 12 times, most recently in 2012
• Valuable holding - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Worthwhile thing - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Plus column entry - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Positive feature - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Coveted quality - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Entry in a ledger's plus column - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• No liability - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Plus factor - used 10 times, most recently in 2007
• Anything of value. - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Liability's counterpart - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Piece of property - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Property - used 9 times, most recently in 1997
• Selling feature - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Strong suit - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Thing in the plus column - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Valued possession - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Desirable feature - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• It can be used for collateral - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Plus feature - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
• Portfolio holding - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Portfolio part - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Stock or bond - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Cash, for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Desirable thing. - used 7 times, most recently in 2000
• Good feature - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Great trait - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Long suit - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Opposite of liability - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Plus on a balance sheet - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• A plus - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Benefit - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Black figure - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Brains or beauty - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Desirable attribute - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Not a liability - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
• To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
• Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
• Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
• In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
• Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times

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