assessing
Americannoun
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the act or process of estimating the value of property, income, etc., as a basis for taxation.
Duties include the accurate listing and assessing of all properties, including legal ownership, mailing addresses, acreage, and assessed values.
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the act or process of determining and levying an amount to be paid or charged.
The penalties available to the Commissioner of Human Rights include the assessing of civil fines up to $50,000.
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the act or process of estimating or judging the value, character, condition, progress, etc., of a person or thing.
In the assessing of his own strengths and liabilities, he has probably discovered much about himself.
adjective
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estimating, evaluating, or judging.
In evaluating learning outcomes in early childhood education, it’s important to acknowledge the perspective of the assessing adult.
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imposing a tax or other charge, or determining the amount of such a charge.
If the amount remitted by any dealer is less than the amount of tax payable, the assessing authority shall serve the dealer with a notice of the outstanding balance.
Etymology
Origin of assessing
First recorded in 1425–75; assess ( def. ) + -ing 1 ( def. ) for the noun senses; assess ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses
Example Sentences
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A spokesman for the Cabinet Office referred to Thames Valley Police's current position, in which they are assessing whether to launch an investigation into possible misconduct in public office.
From BBC
As such, Friday’s inflation data release will be critical in assessing whether the Fed will ease monetary policy in line with investor expectations, or lean toward fewer rate cuts in 2026.
From Barron's
As such, Friday’s inflation data release will be critical in assessing whether the Fed will ease monetary policy in line with investor expectations, or lean toward fewer rate cuts in 2026.
From Barron's
"Clarifying the transport and transformation processes of microplastics inside organisms is essential for assessing their true ecological and health risks," Fan said.
From Science Daily
Now, it’s assessing opportunities to ride the rapid growth of a new industry: the data centers that house infrastructure powering the AI boom.
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