assessment
20
2.7
- noun
- /əˈsɛs.mənt/
- Formal
:
cuota extraordinaria
- The county took a tax assessment of this property last month.
- penalty assessment
- tax assessment
- assessment bill
Examples
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Listen: My heating bill for the month of January is $39.74 - a fair assessment, I think.
Fiction book (1990) -
This money is for the year's assessment on the St. Helen of the Blessed Shroud Orphanage in Calumet City, Illinois.
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95. The Secretary must provide notice and opportunity for a hearing prior to the assessment of any fines.
Academic text (1997) -
Covering January and February of 2016, the assessment imposed approximately $150,000 of tax and over $30,000 of penalties and interest.
Academic text (2017) -
In mid-May of 2016, Alabama issued a final assessment to a noncompliant seller, Newegg Inc., a remote online retailer.
Academic text (2017) -
State-based risk pools are financed primarily through assessments on fully insured health care plans and enrollee premiums.
Academic text (2011) -
The city issued a property tax assessment to fund essential community services.
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Homeowners were surprised by the new assessment they received for local road repairs.
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After the recent evaluation, the school received its assessment for necessary improvements.
Synonyms
1
7.4
An extra tax on private property that pays for local public work like new sidewalks
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
1
7.4
An extra tax on private property that pays for local public work like new sidewalks
- Formal
1
3.7
An official value of property or income that shows how much tax you must pay
- Specialized
1
4.2
A test with questions to find out how a person thinks, feels, and behaves
- Specialized
A check of the supplies and support needed for a military mission
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Assessment once also meant the money officials decided someone should pay, because those officials would 'sit' and agree on a charge, and that decision became the 'assessment'. So an assessment can mean an official tax, fee, or special charge.