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as in taxes
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
hated paying the annual assessment on his car
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as in appraisals
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
I'm far too quiet, in the assessment of my new boss
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as in evaluations
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
we may have been too hasty in our assessment of the value of the property
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Recent Examples of assessments
Vislink identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting due to insufficient accounting personnel and inadequate documentation of internal control assessments.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
The filing details ongoing legal proceedings related to state sales tax assessments in New York and California.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
The work is being done in Minnesota by KCI and Industrial Painting Specialists of Hugo, with engineering assessments by Braun Intertec and Mattson, Macdonald, Young.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 Nov. 2024
Spokespeople for Healey and the attorney general’s office declined to answer questions about the experts’ assessments of the settlements.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
What seems like a rare concession will likely become more commonplace as even the most experienced players grapple with complicated, shifting changes in their operating environments, making past risk assessments unreliable.
—The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The opacity of such intelligence assessments, whether to journalists or to lawmakers, inevitably opens opportunities for political spin.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Worse, personality assessments often categorize executives in ways that may reinforce biases or perpetuate unhelpful group dynamics.
—Cristian Hofmann, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The assumption that trust and cohesion among team members can be built through activities like ropes courses or personality assessments is overly simplistic.
—Cristian Hofmann, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
The filing details ongoing legal proceedings related to state sales tax assessments in New York and California.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
The work is being done in Minnesota by KCI and Industrial Painting Specialists of Hugo, with engineering assessments by Braun Intertec and Mattson, Macdonald, Young.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 Nov. 2024
Spokespeople for Healey and the attorney general’s office declined to answer questions about the experts’ assessments of the settlements.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
What seems like a rare concession will likely become more commonplace as even the most experienced players grapple with complicated, shifting changes in their operating environments, making past risk assessments unreliable.
—The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The opacity of such intelligence assessments, whether to journalists or to lawmakers, inevitably opens opportunities for political spin.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Worse, personality assessments often categorize executives in ways that may reinforce biases or perpetuate unhelpful group dynamics.
—Cristian Hofmann, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The assumption that trust and cohesion among team members can be built through activities like ropes courses or personality assessments is overly simplistic.
—Cristian Hofmann, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessments
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Survey responses were tallied and analyzed along with data from the previous three years, with heavier weight put on the more recent data and on the evaluations from current employees.Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Search and rescue teams have conducted nearly 1,500 structural evaluations and completed hundreds of rescues and evacuations.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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Voters are going to choose based on their perceptions of the project overall and its songs.Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Sexual narcissists may deny or minimize their harmful behaviors, leading their partners to question their perceptions and sanity.Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
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Key Background The stronger labor market data is undoubtedly a welcome development for investors hoping to see strong economic growth, but less stark rate cuts erase what is essentially a free space for equity valuations, as lower borrowing costs immediately lift corporate profit margins.Derek Saul, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The influence of streaming on catalog valuations is evident in the dramatic increase in average multiples over the past decade.Kori Hale, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Assessments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessments. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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