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• present participle of assess.

assessing

American  

[uh-ses-ing] / əˈsɛs ɪŋ /

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.

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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.

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

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Example Sentences

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assessing

Economist Brian Tan now expects BNM to raise its overnight policy rate by 25 basis points to 3.00% in March 2027, reversing last year’s rate cut before assessing whether further tightening is needed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Aspects tested in the exercise will include coordination arrangements, rehearsing the movement of personnel, equipment and supplies, and assessing whether the different components can integrate and operate effectively as one multinational force, said Bateman.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The experiment demonstrated that the catalyst could convert glucose in a solution of this scale, an important step toward assessing its potential for medical applications.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

There is uncertainty and disagreement about how the tax would be levied on sports team owners, and how their ownership stakes would be evaluated by the state when assessing their assets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

After assessing the floor situation, I had to agree with Mom.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

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