intangible

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in·tan·gi·ble /ɪnˈtændʒəbəl/ adjectiveadj

1 CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDan intangible quality or feeling is difficult to describe exactly 〔特质或感受〕难以描绘的

The island has an intangible quality of holiness.

该岛屿有一种难以形容的神圣感。

2 intangible things have value but do not exist physically – used in business 无形的〔指东西有价值但没有实体存在，用于商业中〕

intangible assets such as customer goodwill

诸如顾客信誉之类的无形资产

—intangibly adverbadv

—intangible noun [countableC usually plural]

intangibles like pension schemes and holidays

像养老金计划和假期之类的无形福利

Examples from the Corpus

intangible• Customer goodwill is an important intangible asset of any business.

intangible assets• The factors which, if present, indicate the transfer as a going concern largely relate to intangible assets.• The problem lies in how intangible assets are defined and valued.• Castle now carries audio copyrights under intangible assets at directors' valuation instead of at cost less amortisation.• The group's total intangible assets come to £13.922m, and total fixed and current assets to £24.869m.• The bank's accounts have just revealed that its intangible assets have shrunk alarmingly.• After a tortuous argument, the standard-setters agreed to let banks value and disclose their intangible assets in their balance sheets as well.

From Longman Business Dictionary

intangiblein·tan·gi·ble /ɪnˈtændʒəbəl/ adjectiveadj

used to describe something that has value but does not exist physically

intangible property such as stocks, copyrights, and trademarks

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