assessment

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /əˈsɛsmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #9441

Meanings

1

noun
A careful judgement about the quality, value, or importance of something.

The doctor made a quick assessment of the patient's condition.
2

noun
An official decision about how much money must be paid, such as a tax.

The tax assessment was higher than the homeowners expected.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a careful judgement about... judgment appraisal evaluation

Word family

Forms assessments

Derived forms bioassessmente-assessmentmisassessmentnonassessmentoverassessmentpostassessmentpreassessmentreassessmentself-assessmentteleassessmentunderassessment

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Phrases (1)

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personality assessment
an evaluation intended to describe a person's characteristic traits and behavior

Noun + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Latin assideō Latin assessus Medieval Latin assessareder. Old French assesserbor. Middle English assessen English assess Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English assessment From assess + -ment.

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# assessment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈsɛsmənt/
**Frequency rank:** 9441

## Meanings
1. A careful judgement about the quality, value, or importance of something.
2. An official decision about how much money must be paid, such as a tax.

## Examples
- The doctor made a quick assessment of the patient's condition.
- The tax assessment was higher than the homeowners expected.

## Derived Forms
- bioassessment
- e-assessment
- misassessment
- nonassessment
- overassessment
- postassessment
- preassessment
- reassessment
- self-assessment
- teleassessment
- underassessment

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Latin assideō Latin assessus Medieval Latin assessareder. Old French assesserbor. Middle English assessen English assess Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English assessment From assess + -ment.

## AI Etymology
Assessment is from assess plus -ment. The suffix -ment makes a noun of action, result, or state from assess, matching uses in which the word names an act, process, outcome, or condition. In use as a noun, assessment denotes a careful judgement about the quality, value, or importance of something and an official decision about how much money must be paid, such as a tax. The same word family continues in derived forms such as bioassessment, e-assessment, misassessment, and nonassessment.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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