deemed

[deemd]

adjective

1. assumed or judged.

   No one ships cars here from the United States—it would cost you 85% duty on the deemed value of the car!

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of deem.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deemed¹

deem ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The social housing property in Halifax was deemed ready for the family despite having bare and uneven floorboards in the bedrooms and living areas.

From BBC

Generally, in a shutdown, essential workers continue as normal - some of them without pay for the time being - but government employees deemed non-essential are temporarily put on unpaid leave.

From BBC

He was able to play on the Saturday but was not deemed fit enough to compete in the Sunday singles.

From BBC

If a region has an excess number of households deemed overcrowded, it gets more units.

From Los Angeles Times

A gimmick perhaps but if it provides a marginal gain for one player it will have been deemed worth it.

From BBC

Related Words

• alleged 
• assumed 
• putative 
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• supposed