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assessing

[ uh-ses-ing ]

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noun

the act or process of estimating the value of property, income, etc., as a basis for taxation:
Duties include the accurate listing and assessing of all properties, including legal ownership, mailing addresses, acreage, and assessed values.
the act or process of determining and levying an amount to be paid or charged:
The penalties available to the Commissioner of Human Rights include the assessing of civil fines up to $50,000.
the act or process of estimating or judging the value, character, condition, progress, etc., of a person or thing:
In the assessing of his own strengths and liabilities, he has probably discovered much about himself.

adjective

estimating, evaluating, or judging:
In evaluating learning outcomes in early childhood education, it’s important to acknowledge the perspective of the assessing adult.
imposing a tax or other charge, or determining the amount of such a charge:
If the amount remitted by any dealer is less than the amount of tax payable, the assessing authority shall serve the dealer with a notice of the outstanding balance.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of assessing¹

First recorded in 1425–75; assess ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun senses; assess ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective senses

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The National Trust said the wall would cost £1,144 to repair while Historic England said the staff hours spent in assessing the damage ran up a bill of more than £6,000.

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There, however, we run into trouble assessing how those factors actually do affect growth.

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But the following caveat must always apply when assessing Donald Trump and his political fortunes: He has repeatedly broken the limitations, expectations, and force of the “conventional wisdom.”

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The sister of a head teacher who took her own life after her school was downgraded in an Ofsted inspection, has warned the proposed new system for assessing schools has the "same risks" as before.

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The Metropolitan Police said they are assessing that and another video, from November last year, where the footage appeared to show a band member shouting "up Hamas, up Hezbollah" at a performance in London.

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