The bank 'assesses' [=(more commonly) 'charges, imposes'] a fee for replacing lost credit cards.
The company was 'assessed' $12 million in fines for polluting the river.
The school will 'assess' [='evaluate'] the students' progress each year.
(..) storm in space. Soon after, Starfleet received a distress signal from the Vulcan high command that their planet was experiencing seismic activity. Our mission is to assess the condition of Vulcan and assist in evacuations if necessary. We should be arriving at Vulcan within (..)2009 Star Trek