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assessment

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈsɛsmənt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An appraisal or evaluation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they criticized my judgment of the contestants

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: judgment, judgement

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: act, deed, human action, human activity

Narrower terms: justice, adjudication, disapproval, evaluation, rating, estimate, estimation, logistic assessment, value judgment, value judgement

4

noun

Meaning 4

the market value set on assets

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: monetary value, price, cost

Narrower terms: tax assessment

5

noun

Meaning 5

the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: appraisal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting

Narrower terms: critical appraisal, critical analysis, evaluation, valuation, rating, assay, check, acid test, reappraisal, revaluation, review, reassessment, underevaluation

6

noun

Meaning 6

an amount determined as payable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: charge

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh1yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Latin assideō Latin assessus Medieval Latin assessareder. Old French assesserbor. Middle English assessen English assess Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English assessment From assess + -ment.

Across languages

Translations

99 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: belastingaanslag — act of assessing a tax
  • Arabic: تَقْيِيم (taqyīm) — act of assessing a tax
  • Bulgarian: обла́гане (oblágane) — act of assessing a tax
  • Catalan: avaluació — act of assessing a tax
  • Chinese Mandarin: 評價 /评价 (píngjià) — act of assessing a tax
  • Chinese Mandarin: 評估 /评估 (pínggū) — act of assessing a tax
  • Chinese Mandarin: 估算 (gūsuàn) — act of assessing a tax
  • Dutch: schatting — act of assessing a tax
  • Dutch: inschatting — act of assessing a tax
  • Finnish: verottaminen — act of assessing a tax
  • Finnish: taksoittaminen — act of assessing a tax
  • Finnish: veromäärä — act of assessing a tax
  • French: évaluation — act of assessing a tax
  • German: Bewertung — act of assessing a tax
  • German: Schätzung — act of assessing a tax
  • Hebrew: אֻמְדָּן (umdán) — act of assessing a tax
  • Hindi: निर्धारण (nirdhāraṇ) — act of assessing a tax
  • Hindi: मूल्यांकन (mūlyāṅkan) — act of assessing a tax
  • Hungarian: kirovás — act of assessing a tax
  • Hungarian: kivetés — act of assessing a tax
  • Hungarian: adókivetés — act of assessing a tax
  • Italian: accertamento — act of assessing a tax
  • Polish: bilans — act of assessing a tax
  • Portuguese: contabilização — act of assessing a tax
  • Romanian: evaluare — act of assessing a tax
  • Russian: оце́нка налогообложе́ния (océnka nalogoobložénija) — act of assessing a tax
  • Scottish Gaelic: measadh — act of assessing a tax
  • Spanish: evaluación — act of assessing a tax
  • Spanish: expertización — act of assessing a tax
  • Spanish: expertizaje — act of assessing a tax
  • Swahili: upimaji — act of assessing a tax
  • Ukrainian: оподаткува́ння (opodatkuvánnja) — act of assessing a tax
  • Ukrainian: су́ма оподаткува́ння (súma opodatkuvánnja) — act of assessing a tax
  • Ukrainian: оці́нка майна (ocínka majna) — act of assessing a tax
  • Afrikaans: assessering — appraisal
  • Arabic: تَقْدِير (taqdīr) — appraisal
  • Arabic: تَقْيِيم (taqyīm) — appraisal
  • Basque: ebaluazio — appraisal
  • Basque: balorazio — appraisal
  • Basque: zehazte — appraisal
  • Belarusian: ацэ́нка (acénka) — appraisal
  • Belarusian: ацэ́ньванне (acénʹvannje) — appraisal
  • Belarusian: ацэ́ньваньне (acénʹvanʹnje) — appraisal
  • Bulgarian: оце́нка (océnka) — appraisal
  • Bulgarian: оценя́ване (ocenjávane) — appraisal
  • Catalan: avaluació — appraisal
  • Catalan: valoració — appraisal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 評價 /评价 (píngjià) — appraisal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 評估 /评估 (pínggū) — appraisal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 估算 (gūsuàn) — appraisal
  • Czech: hodnocení — appraisal
  • Danish: vurdering — appraisal
  • Danish: bedømmelse — appraisal
  • Dutch: afweging — appraisal
  • Dutch: beoordeling — appraisal
  • Dutch: taxatie — appraisal
  • Dutch: waardering — appraisal
  • Finnish: arviointi — appraisal
  • French: estimation — appraisal
  • French: évaluation — appraisal
  • German: Bewertung — appraisal
  • German: Schätzung — appraisal
  • German: Begutachtung — appraisal
  • Hindi: मूल्यांकन (mūlyāṅkan) — appraisal
  • Hindi: नापजोख (nāpjokh) — appraisal
  • Hungarian: értékelés — appraisal
  • Hungarian: felmérés — appraisal
  • Hungarian: minősítés — appraisal
  • Hungarian: véleményezés — appraisal
  • Irish: measúnacht — appraisal
  • Italian: valutazione — appraisal
  • Japanese: 評価 (hyōka) — appraisal
  • Korean: 평가 (pyeongga) — appraisal
  • Latin: taxātiō — appraisal
  • Latin: aestimātiō — appraisal
  • Macedonian: оценка (ocenka) — appraisal
  • Māori: arotakenga — appraisal
  • Occitan: evaluacion — appraisal
  • Iranian Persian: اَرْزْیابی (arzyâbi) — appraisal
  • Polish: ocena — appraisal
  • Portuguese: avaliação — appraisal
  • Romanian: evaluare — appraisal
  • Russian: оце́нка (océnka) — appraisal
  • Russian: оце́нивание (océnivanije) — appraisal
  • Scottish Gaelic: measadh — appraisal
  • Slovak: ocenenie — appraisal
  • Slovak: zhodnotenie — appraisal
  • Slovak: hodnotenie — appraisal
  • Spanish: evaluación — appraisal
  • Spanish: valoración — appraisal
  • Swahili: upimaji — appraisal
  • Swedish: värdering — appraisal
  • Swedish: bedömning — appraisal
  • Swedish: skattning — appraisal
  • Swedish: uppskattning — appraisal
  • Swedish: utvärdering — appraisal
  • Ottoman Turkish: تقدیر (takdir) — appraisal
  • Ukrainian: оці́нка (ocínka) — appraisal
  • Ukrainian: оці́нювання (ocínjuvannja) — appraisal
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