Definitions for assessment
əˈsɛs məntas·sess·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. appraisal, assessmentnoun

   the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

2. assessmentnoun

   an amount determined as payable

   "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership"

3. assessmentnoun

   the market value set on assets

4. judgment, judgement, assessmentnoun

   the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event

   "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assessmentnoun

   The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.

2. assessmentnoun

   An appraisal or evaluation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assessmentnoun

   Etymology: from to assess.

   1. The sum levied on certain property.2. The act of assessing.

   What greater immunity and happiness can there be to a people, than to be liable to no laws, but what they make themselves? To be subject to no contribution, assessment, or any pecuniary levy whatsoever, but what they vote, and voluntarily yield unto themselves? James Howell, Pre-eminence of Parliam.

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1. assessment

   Assessment refers to the process of evaluating or analyzing a person's knowledge, skills, attitudes, or abilities in a specific subject or field. This can involve a variety of methods including tests, observations, interviews, or reviews of work. Assessments aim to measure performance, identify areas for improvement, and guide future learning or development strategies. They can be utilized in various settings such as education, healthcare, business, and more.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assessmentnoun

   the act of assessing; the act of determining an amount to be paid; as, an assessment of damages, or of taxes; an assessment of the members of a club

2. Assessmentnoun

   a valuation of property or profits of business, for the purpose of taxation; such valuation and an adjudging of the proper sum to be levied on the property; as, an assessment of property or an assessment on property

3. Assessmentnoun

   the specific sum levied or assessed

4. Assessmentnoun

   an apportionment of a subscription for stock into successive installments; also, one of these installments (in England termed a "call")

5. Etymology: [LL. assessamentum.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. assessment

   1. A continuous process that measures the overall effectiveness of employing joint force capabilities during military operations. 2. Determination of the progress toward accomplishing a task, creating an effect, or achieving an objective. 3. Analysis of the security, effectiveness, and potential of an existing or planned intelligence activity. 4. Judgment of the motives, qualifications, and characteristics of present or prospective employees or

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assessment

   To assess the value or quality of a goal, plan, project, task. process, procedures, structure, system or standard.

   They did complete a regular assessment of the project tasks to ensure they were efficient and suitable for purpose.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 14, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Charge
   • Classification
   • Monetary Value

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assessment' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1545

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assessment' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2311

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assessment' in Nouns Frequency: #605

How to pronounce assessment?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of assessment in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of assessment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of assessment in a Sentence

1. Kurt Roemer:

   Factors such as sleep analysis, continuous monitoring of blood glucose for diabetics, blood pressure readings, pulse and heart rhythms, and even average levels of activity based on steps taken can provide doctors and clinicians with a much more complete assessment of a person’s health condition.

2. Interior Minister Anders Ygeman:

   We have had a discussion both in the government and with the opposition after the Council's criticism, and we make the overall assessment that we back down from the authorization about the bridge and proceed with the part about ID checks.

3. Alex Villanueva:

   Our department may finally have an impartial, objective assessment of our operations and recommendations on any areas we can improve our service to the community, during my administration we have routinely asked the state office of the attorney general to monitor our investigations and we will provide immediate access to all information in our possession.

4. Plumas County Sheriff Todd Johns:

   We have been unable to conduct an actual assessment of this area, at this time, due to active fire in the area as well as hazards, that being said there was substantial structure loss.

5. Tony Tyler:

   We are all still angry about what's going on even now, in terms of the access by investigators to the site, the debris, the way the victims and their remains have been treated : it's outrageous, clearly airlines should be given the information they need to make proper risk assessment.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=assessment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Assessment
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=assessment
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assessment
6. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf