Associations to the word «Assessment»

Wiktionary

ASSESSMENT, noun. The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
ASSESSMENT, noun. An appraisal or evaluation.

Dictionary definition

ASSESSMENT, noun. The classification of someone or something with respect to its worth.
ASSESSMENT, noun. An amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership".
ASSESSMENT, noun. The market value set on assets.
ASSESSMENT, noun. The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.