The term `` toxic asset '' is a nontechnical term used to describe certain financial assets when their value has fallen significantly and when there is no longer a functioning market for these assets , so that they can not be reasonably sold .

The term `` toxic asset '' is a nontechnical term used to describe certain financial assets when their value has fallen significantly and when there is no longer a functioning market for these assets , so that they can not reasonably be sold .
