assessment

American  

[uh-ses-muhnt] / əˈsɛs mənt /

noun

1. the act of assessing; appraisal; evaluation.

2. an official valuation of property for the purpose of levying a tax; an assigned value.

3. an amount assessed as payable.

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assessment British  

/ əˈsɛsmənt /

noun

1. the act of assessing, esp (in Britain) the evaluation of a student's achievement on a course

2. an amount determined as payable

3. a valuation set on taxable property, income, etc

4. evaluation; estimation

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assessment Cultural  

1. The appraisal of property for the purposes of taxation.

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Other Word Forms

• misassessment noun
• overassessment noun
• proassessment adjective
• reassessment noun
• self-assessment noun

Etymology

Origin of assessment

First recorded in 1530–40; assess + -ment

Example Sentences

Today the Sudan remains, in Mr. Hart’s sobering assessment, “one of the most dangerous places on the earth.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.K.’s budget watchdog failed to protect its assessment of measures to be announced by the government from premature access, but didn’t intentionally make the material public, an independent review concluded Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I want to emphasise again that everything we do is based on safety assessments and there's no rush to meet any specific month."

From Barron's

The dramaturgy is too complex, the intelligence too quick-footed and the language too dazzling for instant assessment.

From Los Angeles Times

Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus has backed his captain's assessment, saying there are merits in fixtures outside World Rugby's window.

From BBC

Related Words

• appraisal
• estimate
• judgment