noun
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the act of assessing, esp (in Britain) the evaluation of a student's achievement on a course
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an amount determined as payable
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a valuation set on taxable property, income, etc
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evaluation; estimation
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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misassessmentnoun
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overassessmentnoun
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reassessmentnoun
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self-assessmentnoun
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proassessmentadjective
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Etymology
Origin of assessment
Explanation
Assessment is a word you hear a lot around schools — an assessment is an evaluation, and one type of assessment is used to measure what someone knows or has learned. Tests and term papers can be assessment tools. More than just students are given assessments. You might bring your dad's plastic gnome collection to an expert for an assessment and find out it's worth all of $15.35. You might make a quick assessment of a sticky situation — say it's you, a tasty ham sandwich, and your hungry dog— and decide to run.
Vocabulary lists containing assessment
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Example Sentences
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Daniel Swain, a California-based climate scientist, tends to agree with that assessment.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Ahmad Zeidabadi, a Tehran-based international relations expert, told AFP the shift reflected Iran's assessment of Washington's intentions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The prosecutor's initial assessment was that the body belonged to a young woman, but more tests were needed to confirm who it was.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The goal of the county’s report was to provide “a comprehensive assessment of the merger’s production workforce implications,” amid the ongoing decline of L.A. based film and television production work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
This assessment of my skills from Peeta takes me totally by surprise.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
But there are serious concerns around the use of such tools to draft care assessments, where social workers record a person's needs and decide what council-funded support they are entitled to.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The projects must therefore resubmit their environmental impact assessments for approval.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Despite the anti-regulatory headwinds in D.C., states like New York, Indiana, and Maryland all mandate cybersecurity vulnerability assessments for their water systems.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
“The Amateur,” rife with Mira’s shrewd character assessments and sharp observations on class distinctions, is a discursive book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
A fifth man, the Gefreiter, will record the assessments.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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