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assessment

Part of SpeechnounPronunciationuh-SESS-muhntWord FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)

The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.

In a Sentence

Writers often choose assessment when discussing complex ideas.

This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 10 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.

Origin

Latin, from assidere 'to sit beside'

Common Phrases

. assessmentprocess assessmentassessment riskassessment impactassessment needsassessment technology
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Poetry examples for assessment

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