Definition of assess Assess
/ʌsɛˈs/ - [uses] - as•sess
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| assess - estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" | ||
| approximate, estimate, guess, judge, gauge be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" | ||
| assess - charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine | ||
| bill, charge advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso" | ||
| assess - evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" | ||
| measure, evaluate, valuate, appraise, value | ||
| pass judgment, evaluate, judge form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" | ||
| grade, score, mark determine the grade of or assign a grade to | ||
| rate, value assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" | ||
| assess estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" | ||
| standardise, standardize cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized" | ||
| reassess, reevaluate revise or renew one's assessment | ||
| censor subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government" | ||
| praise express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" | ||
| assess - set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) | ||
| tax | ||
| determine, set fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- assess (v.)
To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for the purpose of taxation. - assess (v.)
To apportion a sum to be paid by (a person, a community, or an estate), in the nature of a tax, fine, etc.; to impose a tax upon (a person, an estate, or an income) according to a rate or apportionment. - assess (v.)
To determine and impose a tax or fine upon (a person, community, estate, or income); to tax; as, the club assessed each member twenty-five cents. - assess (v.)
To fix or determine the rate or amount of.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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assess
To place a value on.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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assess
as-ses′, v.t. to fix the amount of, as a tax (with upon): to tax or fine: to fix the value or profits of, for taxation (with at): to estimate.—adj. Assess′able.—ns. Assess′ment, act of assessing: a valuation for the purpose of taxation: a tax; Assess′or, a legal adviser who sits beside a magistrate: one who assesses taxes: one who shares another's dignity.—adj. Assessō′rial.—n. Assess′orship. [Fr.—L. assessāre, freq. of assidēre, assessum, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, from ad, to, at, sedēre, to sit.]
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🔤- assess, verb, present, 1st person singular of assess (infinitive).
- assess, verb (infinitive).
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