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UK
/ɪntˈændʒəbəl/
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[ US /ˌɪnˈtændʒəbəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈtændʒəbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value
intangible assets such as good will -
lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen
that intangible thing--the soul -
hard to pin down or identify
an intangible feeling of impending disaster -
incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
the intangible constituent of energy
NOUN
- assets that are saleable though not material or physical
How To Use intangible In A Sentence
- Measurement Intangible assets, such as knowledge and learning, account for a large part of a company's value.
- In contrast to liberty, equality is an almost intangible romantic dream, to be realized sometime in the future.
- And it is precisely this intangible element - a sense of shared values and community - that is the legacy that seems to be the driving force sustaining and vitalizing this collection.
- That's because mentors show you the ropes - those that are tangible and intangible.
- With its elegiac note of a civilisation falling apart while two old men continue their moves toward checkmate, the story is a luminous exploration of a culture that is both realisable yet tantalisingly intangible.
- She has that intangible quality which you might call charisma.
- More intangible benefits accrue from the learning process and are missed or under-appreciated by the Air Force; they are often missed even by the graduating student.
- In the personal social services, needs are often elusive and intangible, and they are still very controversial. Introduction to Social Administration in Britain
- I'm just wondering are there any shorter-term intangibles in there that could roll off in 2009 or 2010 that could bring that number down from $100 million annualized run rate. Undefined
- It was vague, intangible, appeling only to some strange, nameless sixth sense.
