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
- misassessment noun
- overassessment noun
- proassessment adjective
- reassessment noun
- self-assessment noun
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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Another offered a similar assessment: "There's not much to do here."
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
The International Monetary Fund is due to hold meetings during the week, when it will announce economic forecasts and its assessment of the consequences of the war in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Barron’s: Please provide a technical assessment of the Magnificent Seven stocks, and the Mag Seven relative to the S&P 500 index.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
In an interview with the BBC, Walsh declined to comment directly on the airline but offered a broad assessment of India's aviation landscape and the challenges it faces.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Had they come, as representatives of the feudal overlord—the Landlord—ao as to make an assessment for the next scutage?
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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