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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He said the family was particularly concerned the couple did not receive a full medical assessment following their hunger strikes.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
That ambivalence about football surfaces in the novel, starting with agent Banks’ early assessment of the NFL’s possible involvement in an extortion plot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
She brought in a mold assessment company that told her that her home was uninhabitable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Firstly, they asked that the medical board directed by the Supreme Court "be permitted to complete a full and independent assessment" of Khan's health, "particularly the reported loss of vision in his right eye".
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Ms. Washington turning out to be nothing like I expected had temporarily disrupted my assessment of the enemy and my plan, but not for long.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
The irony is that, according to the newspaper’s own security team, Attiah herself had been a recurring target of threats and security monitoring since 2018, with dozens of threat assessments being sent to her.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
What we're seeing is a picture of consistency, broadly, after years of flux in 2020 and 2021 when exams were cancelled because of the Covid pandemic and results were based on teachers' assessments.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The projects must therefore resubmit their environmental impact assessments for approval.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 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
We generated background studies, psychological assessments, daily chronologies, myriad facts and extrapolations.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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