Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
asset advantage
English answer:
the prestige of owning
Added to glossary by
alen botica (X)
Aug 13, 2006 11:32
17 yrs ago
English term
alen botica (X)
asset advantage
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How about what might be called "asset advantage"?
Asset advantage comes from owning something that is rare, or even unique. Obviously, this includes extractive industries , such as mining, oil and gas development, and wood pulp. But less obviously, it includes industries like retailing and lodging, Sometimes, even the players within these industries musunderstand their asset advantage.
is this the authors term or something existant
Asset advantage comes from owning something that is rare, or even unique. Obviously, this includes extractive industries , such as mining, oil and gas development, and wood pulp. But less obviously, it includes industries like retailing and lodging, Sometimes, even the players within these industries musunderstand their asset advantage.
is this the authors term or something existant
Responses
| 5 +3 | Existing term |
Jack Doughty
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| 4 | can be any thing's advantage |
sergey (X)
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| 3 | capital gain |
jarry (X)
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Jack Doughty
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Existing term
Since Google gives 14,800 examples of the exact term "asset advantage", I think it is fair to assume that it is not an invention of the author.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Great now all I have to work on is the Croatian translation of the term..."
3 mins
capital gain
is what it is normally called methinks.
Peer comment(s):
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Roddy Stegemann
: Capital gain refers to the profit received from the sale of an asset. This does not appear to be what the author has in mind.
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Capital gains can, however, be realised or unrealised. Their existence does not necessarily require a sale. Having said that, I think that Jack has it right.
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can be any thing's advantage
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