as·sess·ment

as·sess·ment
/əˈsɛsmənt/ noun, pl -ments
formal
1 a : the act of making a judgment about something : the act of assessing something
[count]

The book is a careful assessment [=appraisal, evaluation] of the president's achievements.

The school uses a variety of tests for its annual student assessments. [=evaluations]

[noncount]

It's a difficult problem that requires careful assessment.

1 b [count] : an idea or opinion about something

I don't agree with his assessment of the problem.

2 [count] : an amount that a person is officially required to pay especially as a tax

The owners claimed the tax assessment on their house was too high.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • as|sess|ment — «uh SEHS muhnt», noun. 1. the act of assessing: »Figurative. Every assessment of loyalty involves a subjective element (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). 2. the amount of tax which is decided to be payable. 3. an official valuation of property for… …   Useful english dictionary

  • re´as|sess´ment — re|as|sess «REE uh SEHS», transitive verb. to assess again: »The rateable value of certain property having been reassessed at a much higher sum (Law Times Report). –re´as|sess´ment, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • o|ver|as|sess|ment — «OH vuhr uh SEHS muhnt», noun. an assessment that is too high or higher than usual …   Useful english dictionary

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  • self-as·sess·ment — /ˌsɛlfəˈsɛsmənt/ noun, pl ments [count, noncount] : the act or process of judging your own achievements or progress …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|as|sess — «REE uh SEHS», transitive verb. to assess again: »The rateable value of certain property having been reassessed at a much higher sum (Law Times Report). –re´as|sess´ment, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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  • as — as·ple·ni·oid; as·ple·ni·um; as·por·ta·tion; as·sa·cu; as·sail·a·ble; as·sail·ment; as·sam; as·sa·pan; as·sas·si·na·tion; as·sa·tion; as·sault·a·ble; as·say·a·ble; as·say·er; as·self; as·sem·blance; as·sem·ble; as·sem·blé; as·sem·bly·man;… …   English syllables

  • Assessment — As|sess|ment 〈[əsɛ̣smənt] n. 15; Wirtsch.〉 1. Einschätzung, Beurteilung (eines Bewerbers od. eines Projektes) 2. Schätzung, (Steuer )Veranlagung 3. 〈kurz für〉 Assessmentcenter [engl., „Schätzung, Bewertung; Besteuerung“] * * * As|sess|ment [ə… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Assessment-Center — As|sess|ment Cen|ter, auch As|sess|ment|cen|ter [...sɛntɐ] das; s, <aus gleichbed. engl. assessment centre, zu centre, vgl. 1↑Center> psychologisches Testverfahren, bei dem jmds. Eignung (bes. für eine Führungsposition) festgestellt werden… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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