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cede assets

[/siːd ˈæsets/]
verb phrase
ceder ativos
1. To voluntarily transfer or surrender ownership, control, or possession of assets to another party
The company agreed to cede assets to its creditors as part of the bankruptcy settlement.
A empresa concordou em ceder ativos aos seus credores como parte do acordo de falência.
2. To give up or relinquish financial or material resources, typically in a negotiated agreement
The losing nation had to cede assets to the victor under the treaty terms.
A nação perdedora teve de ceder ativos ao vencedor sob os termos do tratado.
Synonyms
transfer assetsrelinquish assetssurrender assetsyield assetshand over assets
Antonyms
retain assetswithhold assetsacquire assetsseize assets

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ceder ativos
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese business and legal contexts
São Paulo
ceder ativos; transferir ativos
Both terms are used interchangeably in commercial contexts
Portugal
ceder ativos; ceder bens
Formal legal terminology; 'bens' is often used synonymously

Related Idioms & Phrases

cede ground
cede territory
transfer of assets
asset liquidation
give up the ghost
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