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Definition of Intangible
1. Adjective. (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value. "Intangible assets such as good will"
Derivative terms: Intangibleness
Antonyms: Tangible
2. Noun. Assets that are saleable though not material or physical.
3. Adjective. Incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch. "The intangible constituent of energy"
Also: Abstract
Derivative terms: Impalpability, Intangibility, Intangibleness
Antonyms: Tangible
4. Adjective. Hard to pin down or identify. "An intangible feeling of impending disaster"
5. Adjective. Lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen. "That intangible thing--the soul"
Similar to: Immaterial, Nonmaterial
Derivative terms: Intangibility, Intangibleness
Definition of Intangible
1. a. Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible.
Definition of Intangible
1. Adjective. incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal ¹
2. Noun. Anything intangible ¹
3. Noun. (legal) Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Intangible
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intangible
Literary usage of Intangible
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax ...by Publi Oecd Published by Oecd Publishing by Publi Oecd Published by Oecd Publishing (2001)
"Chapter VI Special Considerations for intangible Property A. Introduction 6.1
This Chapter discusses special considerations that arise in seeking to ..."
2. A Treatise on the Power of Taxation, State and Federal, in the United States by Frederick Newton Judson (1903)
"intangible property of corporation properly considered in valuation. "But this
contention practically ignores the existence of intangible property, ..."
3. The Constitutional Law of the United States by Westel Woodbury Willoughby (1910)
"Taxation of intangible Personal Property. Whereas, with reference to the taxation
of tangible personal property, the practice has been to determine its ..."
4. Accounting Theory and Practice by Roy Bernard Kester (1918)
"Because the assets of this group are intangible is no reason in itself for the
... Therefore, the values at which these intangible assets are carried on the ..."