About The Word Assess
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Assess
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What's The Definition Of Assess?
[v] place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"
[v] estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" [v] set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) [v] charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine Synonyms | Synonyms for Assess: appraise | evaluate | measure | tax | valuate | value Related Terms | Find terms related to Assess: account | appraise | appreciate | ask | assay | calculate | calibrate | caliper | call | catalog | categorize | charge | charge for | check a parameter | class | classify | compute | consider | deem | demand | dial | divide | estimate | evaluate | exact | factor | fair-trade | fathom | figure | form an estimate | gauge | give an appreciation | graduate | group | guess | identify | impose | levy | make an estimation | make dutiable | mark | measure | mensurate | mete | meter | pace | plumb | price | prize | pro rata | probe | prorate | put | quantify | quantize | quote a price | rank | rate | reckon | require | set at | sift | size | size up | sort | sort out | sound | span | step | stick for | survey | take a reading | tax | thrash out | tithe | triangulate | valorize | valuate | value | weigh | winnow See Also | approximate | bill | censor | charge | determine | estimate | gauge | grade | guess | judge | mark | praise | rate | reassess | reevaluate | score | set | standardise | standardize Assess In Webster's Dictionary \As*sess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assessed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Assessing}.] [OF. assesser to regulate, settle, LL.
assessare to value for taxation, fr. L. assidere, supine as
if assessum, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, in LL. to
assess, tax. Cf. {Assize}, v., {Cess}.]
1. To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for
the purpose of taxation.
2. To apportion a sum to be paid by (a person, a community,
or an estate), in the nature of a tax, fine, etc.; to
impose a tax upon (a person, an estate, or an income)
according to a rate or apportionment.
3. To determine and impose a tax or fine upon (a person,
community, estate, or income); to tax; as, the club
assessed each member twenty-five cents.
4. To fix or determine the rate or amount of.
This sum is assessed and raised upon individuals by
commissioners in the act. --Blackstone.
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