Assess

/əˈsɛs/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
2. (transitive) To impose or charge, especially as punishment for an infraction.
3. (transitive) To calculate and demand (the tax money due) from a person or entity.

Example Sentences

He assessed the situation.

An insurance adjuster will assess the damage.

Similarly, the Paris Agreement allowed countries to voluntarily report their military emissions, which means that we still do not have any way to accurately assess the global environmental toll of warfare.

The referee assessed a penalty for delaying the game.

A $10.00 late fee will be assessed on all overdue accounts.

Judge Cohen ruled that Blacklock, McKenzie and Benschop must make restitution for the $50.29 damage and that each must pay a mandatory $40.00 surcharge assessed to anybody who is found guilty of a misdemeanor in New York state.

Once you've submitted a tax return, the Tax Department will assess the amount of tax you still owe.

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• assesses
• assessing
• assessed

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