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1. to determine the value of something.


2. to fix the value of property on the basis of which property taxes will be calculated.

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verb

1. To establish and apply as compulsory: exact, impose, levy, put. See obligation, over/under, willing/unwilling.
2. To make a judgment as to the worth or value of: appraise, assay, calculate, estimate, evaluate, gauge, judge, rate, size up, valuate, value. Idioms: take the measure of. See value/worthlessness/evaluation.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To determine financial worth. To ascertain the amount of damages. To fix and adjust the individual shares to be contributed by several persons toward a common beneficial objective in proportion to the benefit each person will receive. To tax by having qualified experts estimate the value of property by considering the nature of the property, its size, the value of other comparable property, and the proportionate share of services that is used by that property. To levy a charge on the owner of property that has been improved at the expense of the local government unit, such as when sewers or sidewalks are installed.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Capable of being considered carefully.

Tutor's tip: If something is "accessible," it is unrestricted or available. "Assessable" things can be evaluated or taxed, such as assessable real estate.

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For a list of words related to assess, see:

• Thinking, Judgment, and Consideration - assess: appraise, judge
• Judgments and Critiques - assess: (vb) form opinion of, appraise

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vurdere, bedømme, estimere

idioms:

• assess wrongly    foretage fejlskøn, fejlbedømme
• assessment of damage    skadesopgørelse
• assessment register    karakterliste, bedømmelsesfortegnelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
schatten, beoordelen, vaststellen (bedrag voor belasting), belasten, bepaalde boete opleggen

Français (French)
v. tr. - évaluer, estimer, fixer/déterminer le montant de, établir (l'impôt sur le revenu), calculer la valeur imposable de, fixer (les dommages), (fig) évaluer, juger (la valeur de)

idioms:

• assess wrongly    mal évaluer
• assessment of damage    estimation des dommages

Deutsch (German)
v. - beurteilen, taxieren

idioms:

• assess wrongly    falsch einschätzen
• assessment of damage    Schadensfestsetzung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποτιμώ, εκτιμώ, (οικον.) καταλογίζω, (για φόρους κτλ.) βεβαιώνω, επιβάλλω, προσδιορίζω, κατανέμω, φορολογώ

idioms:

• assess wrongly    κάνω λάθος εκτίμηση
• assessment of damage    αποτίμηση ζημιών
• assessment register    κτηματολόγιο (με αξίες ακινήτων)

Italiano (Italian)
valutare, giudicare, esaminare, accertarsi, stimare

idioms:

• assess wrongly    giudicare male
• assessment of damage    valutazione del danno
• assessment register    registro degli accertamenti (finanziari)
• tax assessment    accertamento tributario

Português (Portuguese)
v. - avaliar, fixar, determinar, tributar

idioms:

• assess wrongly    avaliar de forma errônea
• assessment of damage    avaliação (f) de danos
• assessment register    registro (m) de tributos
• tax assessment    avaliação (f) tributária

Русский (Russian)
оценивать, определять сумму чего-либо, определять ценность

idioms:

• assess wrongly    неверно оценить
• assessment of damage    определение денежного ущерба
• assessment register    список оценок
• tax assessment    оценка для обложения налогом

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - juzgar, examinar, comprobar, tasar, estimar, valorar, evaluar

idioms:

• assess wrongly    juzgar mal, calcular mal
• assessment of damage    avalúo de daños, monto de reparaciones

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fastställa, uppskatta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
估定的价值, 对征税, 确定的金额, 处以罚金

idioms:

• assess wrongly    错估, 估计错误
• assessment of damage    损害赔偿金额的确定
• assessment register    估价登记

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 估定的價值, 對徵稅, 確定的金額, 處以罰金

idioms:

• assess wrongly    錯估, 估計錯誤
• assessment of damage    損害賠償金額的確定
• assessment register    估價登記

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~를 평가하다, 부과하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 評価する, 査定する, 課する, 判断する

idioms:

• assess wrongly    間違って評価する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقيم, يخمن, يفرض ضريبه, يعين اهميه شي أو حجمه أو قيمته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮אמד, העריך‬

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