English Explanatory Dictionary

assessment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
  2. An appraisal or evaluation.

Pronunciation

/əˈsɛsmənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-assessment.wav

Word forms

assessment assessments

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Latin assideō Latin assessus Medieval Latin assessareder. Old French assesserbor. Middle English assessen English assess Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English assessment From assess + -ment.

Derived words

A&O assessment alert and oriented assessment authentic assessment bioassessment DISC assessment e-assessment environmental assessment language assessment misassessment nonassessment overassessment postassessment preassessment reassessment risk assessment self-assessment tax assessment teleassessment underassessment
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