ASSESSMENT

assessment: translation

assessment as‧sess‧ment [əˈsesmənt] noun

1. [countable, uncountable] a judgement that you make about a person or situation after considering all the information:

• They will have to make an assessment of the services required to meet the health needs of the population.

enˌvironmental ˈimpact asˌsessment [countable]

an examination of the possible effects of a new project on the environment:

• A full environmental impact assessment will be required before any development within 25 miles of the coast.

ˈrisk asˌsessment [countable, uncountable] COMMERCE MARKETING

an examination of the possible risks involved in doing something, so that organizations can decide whether something is worth doing and how they can reduce the risks:

• Any organisation employing more than four people must carry out a health and safety risk assessment.

2. [countable, uncountable] a calculation of how much something will cost to repair, how much something is worth, how much money someone should be given etc:

• Charges for students were based on an individual assessment of ability to pay.

ˌstandard ˈspending asˌsessment [countable]

ECONOMICS in Britain, the amount of money that the government calculates a local council needs to spend on providing a particular service, and which they give to the council for this purpose

3. [countable] also tax assessment TAX a calculation of the amount of tax that someone has to pay:

• Anyone facing a tax assessment which they consider unreasonable should seek professional advice.

ˌself-asˈsessment

[countable, uncountable] TAX a tax system in which people present information on how much they have earned and calculate for themselves how much tax they have to pay in a particular year:

• For self-assessment to work, the tax has to be simple enough for taxpayers to be able to fill in their own tax returns.

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assessment UK US /əˈsesmənt/ noun [C or U]

► the process of considering all the information about a situation or a person and making a judgement: conduct/give/make an assessment »The first thing you must do is make an assessment of the situation.
a detailed/thorough assessment »They intend to conduct a more detailed assessment of potential clients.
initial/preliminary assessment »According to our initial assessment, progress was considerably slower than had been predicted.
»They have asked for an independent safety assessment of the factory.

► the process of considering the amount or value of something, or the decision that is made: carry out/make an assessment »The lender will send out a valuer or surveyor to make an assessment of the property.
»If you disagree with our assessment, you have the right to appeal.

► (also tax assessment) TAX the process of calculating how much tax someone must pay, or the amount that must be paid: »Much of the responsibility for tax assessment was passed to the taxpayer.
»We may alter an assessment up to two years after tax became due.

► HR the process of testing, and making a judgement about , someone's knowledge, ability, skills, etc.: »The diploma will be awarded based on a final exam and continuous assessment throughout the course.
»Every new employee will need to take an English-language assessment test.

→ See also ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT(Cf.↑environmental impact assessment), RISK ASSESSMENT(Cf. ↑risk assessment), SELF-ASSESSMENT(Cf. ↑self-assessment), STANDARD SPENDING ASSESSMENT(Cf. ↑standard spending assessment)

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