assessment

Definition

  • noun: the act of making a judgment about something
  • noun: the action or an instance of 'assessing'

Examples

  • The book is a careful 'assessment' [='appraisal, evaluation'] of the president's achievements.

  • The school uses a variety of tests for its annual student 'assessments'. [='evaluations']

  • The owners claimed the tax 'assessment' on their house was too high.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Because people do crazy shit when they get fired. Did I do something wrong? I mean, is there something I could do differently here? This is not an assessment of your productivity. You gotta try not to take this personally. ''Don't take it personally.'' Steven, I want you to review this packet. (..)
    2009 Up in the Air