assessing

[uh-ses-ing]

noun

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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

1. estimating, evaluating, or judging.

   In evaluating learning outcomes in early childhood education, it’s important to acknowledge the perspective of the assessing adult.

2. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of assessing¹

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

According to its lawyers, Cagne alleges an "unlawful failure to weigh noise harms" when assessing the proposal and an "unlawful requirement concerning wastewater treatment".

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The authority's "controls for assessing and paying dividend tax refund claims were so flimsy as to be non-existent," he said.

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The organisation has drafted guidelines for health, social care, housing and education services for assessing, diagnosing and supporting people with Pica, with the aim of getting these formally adopted.

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As is customary with virtually every journalist, political scientist or academic, Lilla obeys a taboo even stronger than that of mentioning fascism: the proscription against seriously assessing the moral responsibility of the American people.

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Players would shoot when it wasn't the best option, crosses were delivered aimlessly without assessing whether a forward was in the right position.

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Related Words

• appraise 
• check 
• determine 
• estimate 
• fix 
• gauge 
• judge 
• weigh