| Noun | 1. | assessment - the classification of someone or something with respect to its worthcategorisation, categorization, sorting, classification - the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories critical analysis, critical appraisal - an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation rating, valuation, evaluation - an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" assay, check - an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress" acid test - a rigorous or crucial appraisal underevaluation - an appraisal that underestimates the value of something |
| 2. | assessment - an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership"charge - financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate" | |
| 3. | assessment - the market value set on assets monetary value, price, cost - the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection" tax assessment - the value set on taxable property | |
| 4. | assessment - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"justice - judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments adjudication - the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented disapproval - the act of disapproving or condemning evaluation, rating - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of estimate, estimation - a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent" logistic assessment - a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation value judgement, value judgment - an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed |