assessment
pronunciation
How to pronounce assessment in British English:
UK [əˈsesmənt]
How to pronounce assessment in American English:
US [əˈsesmənt]
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- Noun:
- the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
- an amount determined as payable
- the market value set on assets
- the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
Word Origin
- assessment (n.)
- 1540s, "value of property for tax purposes," from assess + -ment. Meaning "determination or adjustment of tax rate" is from 1540s; general sense of "estimation" is recorded from 1620s. In education jargon from 1956.
Example
- 1. Separation of the assessment from board interference is crucial .
- 2. Q. what 's your assessment of chicago journalism now ?
- 3. Still , it 's a very sobering assessment of the impact we 've had on our world .
- 4. The key to a successful relaunch lies in making a cool-headed assessment of how much the scandal damages your company .
- 5. Start with a frank assessment of performance .