assess
to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.
to fix or determine the amount of (damages, a tax, a fine, etc.): The hurricane damage was assessed at six million dollars.
to impose a tax or other charge on.
to estimate or judge the value, character, etc., of; evaluate: to assess one's efforts.
Origin of assess
1word story For assess
In Proto-Indo-European, two dental consonants (such as d + d, d + t, t + t, etc.) could not appear together. In the Italic languages (Latin, Oscan, Umbrian) and Germanic, the two dental consonants developed into -ss- ; thus the original Latin past participle of sedēre , sedtus (originally an adjective suffix, typically forming past participles in Latin) regularly became sessus, the base for the Late Latin verb assessāre.
Other words for assess
Other words from assess
- as·sess·a·ble, adjective
- o·ver·as·sess, verb (used with object)
- re·as·sess, verb (used with object)
- un·as·sess·a·ble, adjective
- un·as·sessed, adjective
- well-as·sessed, adjective
Words that may be confused with assess
- 1. access, assess , excess
- 2. accessible, assessable
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How to use assess in a sentence
Grow My Store is a tool from Google that assesses any retail site, whether for an online or a physical store and brings back recommendations to help improve the customer experience.
Five SEO tips to dominate local search this holiday season | Jim Yu | November 20, 2020 | Search Engine WatchIt can mean wholesalers selling to pharmacies here are assessed, explained Steve Moore, president of the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York.
Patients struggle to access prescription opioids after New York tax drives away suppliers | lbelanger225 | November 15, 2020 | FortuneAuthorities advised Ant executives they would need months to assess and figure out how to comply with the new rules.
Jack Ma’s stalled IPO is about more than Beijing saving face | claychandler | November 12, 2020 | FortuneA lack of transparency prevents new AI models and techniques from being properly assessed for robustness, bias, and safety.
Temperament is a rating scale that assesses a child’s early-appearing variation in emotional responses and reaction to the environment.
Why one child can be more ‘difficult’ than another | Meghan Leahy | November 11, 2020 | Washington Post
The exact total is not readily assessable, but it is known to be considerable.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.The rents are fixed in cash, being proportioned according to the assessable value of the property.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 | Elbert HubbardAnd so eager were these swindlers to catch the unwary, that some offered stock for five cents a share, and non-assessable at that.
Rockhaven | Charles MunnI feel a great interest in you, Willie, but I do not feel as though it should be an assessable interest.
Cordwood | Edgar Wilson (Bill) NyeA fine of $100 is assessable against any county or state superintendent who fails to enforce the provisions of the law.
British Dictionary definitions for assess
/ (əˈsɛs) /
to judge the worth, importance, etc, of; evaluate
(foll by at) to estimate the value of (income, property, etc) for taxation purposes: the estate was assessed at three thousand pounds
to determine the amount of (a fine, tax, damages, etc)
to impose a tax, fine, etc, on (a person or property)
Origin of assess
1Derived forms of assess
- assessable, adjective
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