Thesaurus results for ASSESSMENT

assessment

noun

ə-ˈses-mənt

Definition of assessment

as in tax

a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use hated paying the annual assessment on his car

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as in appraisal

an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something I'm far too quiet, in the assessment of my new boss

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as in evaluation

the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something we may have been too hasty in our assessment of the value of the property

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Recent Examples of assessment Adrian Fontes, who, as the secretary of state of Arizona is one of the local officials who would be impacted by losing funding for election security, gave a blunt assessment to NPR. — Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026 Antonio Castro, chief appraiser for the assessor’s office, said some of the owners probably received notices of the new assessment, but no final bills because staff ran out of time. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 In some instances the Fitbit recorded a single calorie burned during an entire workout, or even failed to generate any assessment. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026 Twelve of the 16 Rassvet satellites from the first launch in March have settled into orbits at this altitude, according to an assessment released Monday by the Institute for the Study of War. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assessment

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Noun

This informational and educational article does not offer or constitute, and should not be relied upon as tax or financial advice.

— Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Grossman, the attorney representing Ream and Morris in the two cases, agrees that there was massive tax evasion when the ban was passed.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

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The loan still has to clear credit review, reserve requirements, and an appraisal but the door that was closed is now open.

— Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
The owners were given third-party appraisals on each property and allowed to discuss the land acquisition over several months.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of appraisal

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The researchers state that full techno-economic evaluations, lifecycle carbon tracking, and supply-chain costing are needed before HyperFuel hits neighborhood pumps.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Wellness services can extend to fitness evaluations, trainers, nutrition resources and lifestyle consultants.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of evaluation

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In Miami-Dade, the estimate is a roughly 20% cut on the $3 billion in property taxes that fund county services, including jails, ambulances, police, transit and the Jackson Health hospital system.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
That's a nearly four-turn discount to P & G, which trades at about 20 times 2027 earnings estimates.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of estimate

Noun

Some users have reported inaccuracies, and some experts have expressed caution about the reliability of facial age estimation tools, especially for women or certain racial or ethnic groups.

— Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
After the speech, financial markets increased their estimation of the likelihood of an interest rate increase, according to the CME Group.

— Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of estimation

Noun

Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Brown is scheduled to travel with the major-league team back to Chicago after Wednesday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks for further examination.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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