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as·sess·ment

(ə-sĕs′mənt)

1. The act of assessing; appraisal.

2. An amount assessed, as for taxation.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

assessment

(əˈsɛsmənt)

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

2. (Banking & Finance) an amount determined as payable

3. (Banking & Finance) a valuation set on taxable property, income, etc

4. evaluation; estimation

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

as•sess•ment

(əˈsɛs mənt)

n.

1. the act of assessing; appraisal; evaluation.

2. an official valuation of property, used as a basis for levying a tax.

3. an amount assessed as payable.

[1530–40]

assessment

1. Analysis of the security, effectiveness, and potential of an existing or planned intelligence activity.
2. Judgment of the motives, qualifications, and characteristics of present or prospective employees or "agents."

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun	1.	assessment - the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth appraisal categorisation, categorization, sorting, classification - the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories critical analysis, critical appraisal - an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation rating, valuation, evaluation - an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" assay, check - an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress" acid test - a rigorous or crucial appraisal reappraisal, reassessment, revaluation, review - a new appraisal or evaluation underevaluation - an appraisal that underestimates the value of something
	2.	assessment - an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership" charge - financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate"
	3.	assessment - the market value set on assets monetary value, price, cost - the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection" tax assessment - the value set on taxable property
	4.	assessment - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" judgment, judgement human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen justice - judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments adjudication - the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented disapproval - the act of disapproving or condemning evaluation, rating - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of estimate, estimation - a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent" logistic assessment - a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation value judgement, value judgment - an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed

assessment

noun

1. judgment, analysis, determination, evaluation, valuation, appraisal, estimation, rating, opinion, estimate, computation He was remanded to a mental hospital for assessment.

2. evaluation, rating, rate, charge, tax, demand, fee, duty, toll, levy, tariff, taxation, valuation, impost inflated assessments of mortgaged property

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

assessment

noun

1. The act or result of judging the worth or value of something or someone:

appraisal, appraisement, estimate, estimation, evaluation, judgment, valuation.

2. A compulsory contribution, usually of money, that is required for the support of a government:

duty, impost, levy, tariff, tax.

Translations

تَقْدير، تَخْمين

odhadohodnocení

bedømmelseopgørelsevurdering

Bewertung Einschätzung Schätzung Abschätzung Begutachtung

evaluación valoración

arviointi

appréciation estimation évaluation

adóztatásfelbecsülésmegadóztatás

mat

valutazione calcolo estimo inclinazione stima

afweging

anslag taksering verdsetting

ohodnotenie

değerlendirme

估算評價

assessment

[əˈsesmənt] N

1. (= evaluation) [of damage, property] → valoración f, tasación f; (= judgment) → juicio m, valoración f
what is your assessment of the situation? → ¿qué juicio or valoración le merece la situación?

2. (Fin, Tax) tax assessment → cálculo m de los ingresos, estimación f de la base impositiva

3. (Univ, Scol, Ind) (= appraisal) → evaluación f
see also continuous

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

assessment

[əˈsɛsmənt] n

(= evaluation) [needs, risks, damage, effects] → évaluation f, estimation f
assessment of → jugement m sur, opinion f sur

[tax] → estimation f, évaluation f

(SCHOOL, INDUSTRY) [student, pupil, worker] → évaluation f
continuous assessment → contrôle continu

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

assessment

(= evaluation) (of person, chances, abilities, needs) → Einschätzung f; (of problem, situation, prospects also) → Beurteilung f; (of proposal, advantages also) → Abwägen nt; (of damage) → Schätzung f; in my assessment → meines Erachtens; what’s your assessment of the situation? → wie sehen or beurteilen Sie die Lage?

(Fin, of property) → Schätzung f, → Taxierung f; (of person: for tax purposes) → Veranlagung f

(Jur) (of fine, tax) → Festsetzung, Bemessung f; (of damages) → Schätzung f

(Sch, Univ: of student) → Einstufung f; (Med: of patient) → Beurteilung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

assessment

[əˈsɛsmənt] n (of value, damages) → valutazione f; (of property, tax) → accertamento; (judgment) assessment (of) → giudizio (su)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

assess

(əˈses) verb

1. to estimate or judge the quality or quantity of. Can you assess my chances of winning?

2. to estimate in order to calculate tax due on. My income has been assessed wrongly.

asˈsessment noun

asˈsessor noun

as·sess·ment

n. evaluación;

clinical ___ → ___ clínica;

health ___ → ___ del estado de salud.

assessment

n evaluación f, valoración f

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