Meaning
2 sensesAnything intangible.
Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes.
assets that are saleable though not material or physical
Examples
3 sentencesThis is intangible.
Це нематеріальне.
Above the sea hovered a seagull, intangible as a dream.
There could be an invisible, inaudible, intangible dragon next to you right now.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late LatinBorrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
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Forms
plural: intangibles| Singular | intangible |
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| Plural | intangibles |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- assets that are saleable though not material or physical:intangible asset