assessment
US /əˈsɛsmənt/
Definition
the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The manager completed an assessment of each employee's performance.
Word Family
Synonyms
- appraisalthe classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
- evaluationact of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
- estimationa document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
Collocations
- Easy written assessmentto written assessment, meaning to produce a literary work
- Medium annual performance assessmentdescribing annual performance assessment ((botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year)
- Hard environmental impact assessment reportdescribing environmental impact assessment report (of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings)
- Very Hard rigorous actuarial risk assessmentdescribing rigorous actuarial risk assessment (rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard)
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