Assets

Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words.

Listen to this story about how the European Union is handling the crisis in Ukraine.

See if you can pick out this word:

Assets.

European Union has frozen the assets of some former Ukrainian officials.

while at the same time offering the country billion of dollars in aid.

Assets are valuable things, or even people.

Some examples include property or investments.

The owner of “frozen” assets cannot use them or sell them.

Countries freeze the assets of people, or companies, they suspect of doing something wrong.

Now, when you hear the word assets, you will know what this News Word means.