HyperDic: assessment

English > 4 senses of the word *assessment*:
NOUN	cognition	assessment, appraisal	the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	possession	assessment	an amount determined as payable
	attribute	assessment	the market value set on assets
	act	assessment, judgment, judgement	the act of judging / judging / judging or assessing a person or situation or event

assessment > pronunciation
Sounds	ahseh'smahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *assessment*: 4 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The classification of someone or something with respect to its worth.
Synonym	appraisal
Narrower	acid test	A rigorous or crucial appraisal
	assay, check	An appraisal of the state of affairs
	critical appraisal, critical analysis	An appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation
	evaluation, valuation, rating	An appraisal of the value of something
	reappraisal, revaluation, review, reassessment	A new appraisal or evaluation
	underevaluation	An appraisal that underestimates the value of something
Broader	classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting	The basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories / categories
Spanish	evaluación, valoración, valorización
Catalan	apreciació, estimació, taxació, valoració
Verbs	assess	evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

English > *assessment*: 4 senses > noun 2, possession
Meaning	An amount determined as payable.
Example	"the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership"
Broader	charge	financial liabilities (such as a tax)
Spanish	gravamen
Verbs	assess	set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
Verbs	assess	charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine

English > *assessment*: 4 senses > noun 3, attribute
Meaning	The market value set on assets.
Narrower	tax assessment	The value set on taxable property
Broader	monetary value, price, cost	The property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
Spanish	gravamen, tasación, valoración
Verbs	assess	estimate the value of (property) for taxation

English > *assessment*: 4 senses > noun 4, act
Meaning	The act of judging / judging / judging or assessing a person or situation or event.
Synonyms	judgment, judgement
Narrower	adjudication	The final judgment in a legal proceeding
	disapproval	The act of disapproving or condemning
	estimate, estimation	A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
	evaluation, rating	Act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
	justice	Judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
	logistic assessment	A judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation
	value judgment, value judgement	An assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed
Broader	act, deed, human action, human activity	Something that people do or cause to happen
Spanish	evaluación, juicio, valoración
Catalan	avaluació, judici, valoració

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