reassessment
Britishnoun
Explanation
To perform a reassessment of something is to evaluate it again, or reappraise it, especially if its value has changed or new information has altered your understanding of it. Towns and cities that charge property taxes need to know how much buildings are worth, so they can charge an appropriate amount. But, since real estate is always changing, towns and cities occasionally perform what's called a "reassessment" to determine the current value of each building. And since it is easy to misspell, don't forget: reassessment has two sets of two s's.
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Obura led a major reassessment of coral health published in Nature on Thursday that reported a sharp deterioration in reef-building species since the last global census in 2008.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Year: 2015 Compiled by: Dana Stevens Of note: Written in commemoration of the show’s finale, although the Phineas and Ferb movies that have been released since then may necessitate a reassessment.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
“A reassessment of those expectations could therefore affect not only AI-related asset valuations, but also sovereign debt markets.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
In February 2026, the European Food Safety Authority published a comprehensive reassessment of sucralose.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The knowledge that reassessment was imminent has, it is believed, often discouraged the outlay of private capital on improving the land.
From Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 by Evelyn Baring
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