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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/əˈsɛsmənt/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 S EH1 S M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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.
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