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as⋅sess⋅ment

[uh-ses-muhnt]
–noun
1. the act of assessing; appraisal; evaluation.
2. an official valuation of property for the purpose of levying a tax; an assigned value.
3. an amount assessed as payable.

Origin:
1530–40; assess + -ment
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as·sess·ment   (ə-sěs'mənt)   
n.  
  1. The act of assessing; appraisal.

  2. An amount assessed, as for taxation.

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assessment

The appraisal of property for the purposes of taxation.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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