assessment meaning

assessment as a noun

1. the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

   Synonyms: appraisal

   Type of: classification

   Kinds: critical appraisal, evaluation, assay, acid test, reappraisal, underevaluation

   Related forms: assess

2. an amount determined as payable
   • the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership

   Type of: charge

   Related forms: assess

3. the market value set on assets

   Type of: monetary value

   Kinds: tax assessment

   Related forms: assess

4. the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
   • they criticized my judgment of the contestants

   Synonyms: judgment, judgement

   Type of: act

   Kinds: justice, adjudication, disapproval, evaluation, estimate, logistic assessment, value judgment

How to pronounce assessment

assessment is pronounced /əˈsɛsmənt/ in British English and /əˈsɛsmənt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with assessment

• impressment