to assess
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4.3
- verb
- /əˈsɛs/
- Formal
:
imponer
- When you buy this property, the first person that has the right to assess fees and payments against it is your tax assessor.
- assessed value
And then other people can be assessed on the basis of some tariff.
- And then other people can be assessed on the basis of some tariff.
- Hoas do decrease the dues they assess if they don't need any more money.
- When you buy this property, the first person that has the right to assess fees and payments against it is your tax assessor.
Examples
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The agency must assess how much tax you owe for this year.
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The officials decided to assess a penalty for the late tax filing.
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The officials are now going to assess a penalty.
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You will also be assessed a $50 court fee.
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Spear telephoned his accountant and asked her to assess his tax situation.
Fiction book (1997) -
I owe the government close to $2,000,000 in taxes assessed on the civil forfeiture.
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Last month, the Board of Directors enacted its right to assess Mrs. Winchester's state of mind, to determine if she's fit to control the company.
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You will assess a $50 fee when applying for the permit.
Synonyms
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2.8
To decide how much money someone must pay for a fee or fine
Antonyms
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
Assess comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and sedere 'sit', meaning 'to sit beside' those who decided taxes or fines, because officials would sit together to choose an amount. That's why to assess a tax now means to officially decide and charge a sum of money.