As nouns the difference between steep and assets
is that
steep is a liquid used in a steeping process while
assets is .
As an adjective steep
is of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
As a verb steep
is (ambitransitive) to soak an item (or to be soaked) in liquid in order to gradually add or remove components to or from the item.
steep English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .
The sense of “sharp slope” is attested circa 1200; the sense “expensive” is attested US 1856.[
]Adjective
( er)
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
- a steep''' hill or mountain; a '''steep''' roof; a '''steep''' ascent; a '''steep barometric gradient
(informal) expensive
- Twenty quid for a shave? That's a bit steep .
(obsolete) Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
- (Chapman)
(of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular
- The steep rake of the windshield enhances the fast lines of the exterior. [http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070303/news_lz1dd3maynard.html]
Synonyms
* brant
Etymology 2
From (etyl) stepen, from (etyl) . More at (l).
Verb
( en verb)
(ambitransitive) To soak an item (or to be soaked) in liquid in order to gradually add or remove components to or from the item
- They steep skins in a tanning solution to create leather.
- The tea is steeping .
* Wordsworth
- In refreshing dew to steep / The little, trembling flowers.
To imbue with something.
* Earle
- The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
- a town steeped in history
Derived terms
* (l)
Noun
A liquid used in a steeping process
- Corn steep has many industrial uses.
A rennet bag.
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assets English
Noun
( head)
English plurals
(finance) Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts.
- His assets are much greater than his liabilities.
(legal) Sufficient estate; property sufficient in the hands of an executor or heir to pay the debts or legacies of the testator or ancestor to satisfy claims against it.
Any goods or property properly available for the payment of a bankrupt's or a deceased person's obligations or debts.
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