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Meaning of 'assessment' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Assessment [ n.]
- The act of assessing; the act of determining an amount to be paid; as, an assessment of damages, or of taxes; an assessment of the members of a club.
- A valuation of property or profits of business, for the purpose of taxation; such valuation and an adjudging of the proper sum to be levied on the property; as, an assessment of property or an assessment on property.
- The specific sum levied or assessed.
- An apportionment of a subscription for stock into successive installments; also, one of these installments (in England termed a "call").

Meaning of 'assessment' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . assessment [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an amount determined as payable
Example in sentence:
  • the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership
Meaning (2):
- the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
Example in sentence:
  • they criticized my judgment of the contestants

Nearby Words:

ass assaf/tida assagai assai assail assailable assailant assailed assailer assailing

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